Ian O'Brien
STIs: Production Halt, Increased Testing Aim to Curb Spread
Industry sexual health professionals and advocates are using an “abundance of caution” approach — including a seven-day production hold and increased testing — to curb the spread of STIs among performers, following a widely reported uptick in positive tests.
Monkeypox: PASS Shares Latest Information, Resources on Industry Response to Outbreak
With concern about monkeypox becoming widespread in the adult industry, XBIZ spoke with industry health advocate and PASS Executive Director Ian O’Brien about awareness, prevention and the status of the infectious disease outbreak.
PASS Issues Monkeypox Health and Safety Guidelines
PASS has released preliminary monkeypox health and safety guidelines for adult film production and has advised all adult performers to get vaccinated.
PASS Signs Pledge Against HIV Discrimination in Adult Industry
PASS has endorsed the Porn Professionals for Safety Against Discrimination (PPSD) pledge, created by sex workers, that advocates for the destigmatization of HIV in the adult industry.
SpankChain Partners With PASS on Mgen Awareness Initiative
SpankChain has partnered with PASS to create the first screening pilot initiative for Mycoplasma genitalium, also known as Mgen, and is offering free testing for up to 1,000 performers at a Las Vegas clinic.
TTS Returns to PASS as 'Certified Testing Partner'
PASS announced today that Talent Testing Services (TTS) will return as a PASS Certified testing partner and will resume sending performer test results to the PASS database this morning.
PASS Holds Town Hall Meeting About Testing After 'Lab Duopoly' Era
PASS, the Performer Availability Screening Service, held a town hall meeting this morning to discuss the future of performer testing after what Executive Director Ian O’Brien described as the “duopoly” era of TTS (Talent Testing Service) and CET (Cutting Edge Test) dominance.
What's Next for the PASS System After TTS, CET Pullouts?
With the sudden withdrawal of Cutting Edge Testing (CET) this week — a year and a month after the withdrawal of Talent Testing Service (TTS) — the PASS system of adult industry performer testing has entered a period of uncertainty, but its director and board members hope this will result in an improved status quo that will provide more options for talent health services.
PASS to Host Town Hall on Industry Testing
The Performer Availability Screening Service (PASS) will hold an industry town hall Friday morning to address the abrupt departure of Cutting Edge Testing from the PASS system and "discuss the next steps for ensuring safety for performers on set."
FSC Incorporates PASS As a Separate Nonprofit
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has announced they have incorporated testing database Performer Availability Screening Service (PASS) as a separate legal entity "to allow PASS to grow in a direction focused on individual health and wellbeing."