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New Poll Shows Support for Prop 60 Drops to Just 40%
A new Capitol Weekly poll shows support for Proposition 60 dropping to just 40 percent, which is down 13 points from an L.A. Times poll in early September that showed support for the measure at 53 percent.
L.A. Prop 60 Protest Garners Extensive Media Coverage
After an afternoon of protesting Proposition 60 on Monday, the adult entertainment community received extensive press coverage, according to the Free Speech Coalition.
Hundreds March Against Prop 60 in Rousing L.A. Rally
More than 200 adult industry performers, producers, advocates and supporters journeyed to the Los Angeles LGBT Center this afternoon for a historic protest against Prop 60, which seeks to enforce condom-only shoots with draconian severity. Critics believe it would invite bounty hunting lawsuits and widespread performer harassment, which is why a wide swath of major newspapers and organizations fervently opposes it.
Adult Performers to Protest Against Prop 60 on Monday
Adult performers will be marching on the headquarters of Michael Weinstein’s “Yes on Prop 60” campaign headquarters Monday afternoon to demand that the organization he leads, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, stop “attacks on performers, end his dangerous messaging and to debate adult performers about the measure in a public forum.”
APAC Challenges Weinstein to Debate Prop 60
The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee has issued a call for the Proposition 60 proponent and funder, Michael Weinstein, to defend his measure before the general election.
Report: Prop 60 Proponents Won't Offer Empathy to Married Couples
Married couples filming with each other in the privacy of their own home could be sued and fined for not using a condom if Proposition 60 passes, according to the proponents of the initiative in a recent story in the Sacramento News & Review.
Cal/OSHA to Discuss Adult Film Standards on Nov. 10
Cal/OSHA officials today said that an advisory meeting will be held next month to discuss issues surrounding bloodborne pathogen exposure in the adult film industry.
S.F. Bay Guardian: Vote 'No' on Prop 60
The San Francisco Bay Guardian yesterday urged a “no” vote for Proposition 60.
FSC Pushes to Make Adult Sites More Secure
The Free Speech Coalition and the Center for Democracy and Technology, a digital civil liberties group, have agreed to work together to advocate use of the encryption protocol HTTPS for adult sites.
FSC: 'Clean Sweep' for Largest Calif. Papers Opposed to Prop 60
The Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Daily News have joined sister publication the Long Beach Press-Telegram in urging a “no” vote on Proposition 60.
Long Beach Press-Telegram: Vote 'No' on Prop 60
The editorial board of the Long Beach Press Telegram has come out against Proposition 60, likening the initiative to Los Angeles County’s Measure B, the law passed by voters that requires the use of condoms in all vaginal and anal sex scenes.
LA Weekly Spotlights Tasha Reign's 'No on 60' Campus Tour
LA Weekly writer Dennis Romero spotlighted adult star and UCLA alumni Tasha Reign’s “No on 60” college campus tour, in an article titled “Porn Star Visits Colleges to Decry Safe-Sex Measure.”
FSC's Siouxsie Q Debates Prop 60 on KQED
Siouxsie Q, the Free Speech Coalition’s policy director, faced off yesterday against John Schwada, the “Yes on Prop 60” communications director, on Northern California public radio station KQED.
ESPLER Project Files Brief to Have Calif. Sex Worker Statute Tossed
The ESPLER Project on Friday filed a brief with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in its case challenging California’s anti-prostitution law on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
Ventura County Star Urges 'No' Vote on Prop 60
The Ventura County Star, in an editorial, says that Proposition 60 is “poorly written” and that voters should vote “no” on the proposal slated for the Nov. 8 ballot.
L.A. Times Editorial Board: Vote No on Prop 60
The Los Angeles Times’ editorial board today said that it rejects Proposition 60 and urges voters to do so as well.
Young Democrats in L.A., S.F. Vote to Oppose Prop 60
Both the San Francisco Young Democrats and the Los Angeles Young Democrats have voted to oppose Proposition 60.
'Yes on Prop 60' Campaign Taps Derrick Burts for 2nd Ad
"Yes on Prop 60" organizers have begun airing a new TV advertisement touting the porn-condom initiative’s supposed benefits.
APAG Officials Vote to Oppose Prop 60
Officers for the Adult Performers Actors Guild, known as APAG, have formally voted to oppose Proposition 60.
Ex-Rentboy.com CEO Plea Deal to Be Revealed Oct. 7
A federal judge next month will hear details over a plea agreement between prosecutors and Jeffrey Hurant, the former owner of Rentboy.com who was indicted on charges of running a website promoting prostitution.