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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.

PASS Update: Production Hold Is Lifted

PASS has lifted the precautionary production hold announced Friday night due to a possible positive HIV test upon determining there has been no potential exposure to the talent pool.

PASS Calls for 'Precautionary' Production Hold Through Monday

PASS is calling for a precautionary production hold through Monday after a possible positive HIV test.

PASS Lifts Precautionary Production Hold

A precautionary production hold announced by PASS on Saturday after learning a performer within the system had tested positive for HIV has been lifted.

PASS: Production Hold Extended Through Wednesday

PASS has called for an extension of one additional day, through Wednesday, of the precautionary production hold announced Saturday after learning a performer within the system had tested positive for HIV.

PASS Calls for 'Precautionary' Production Hold Following HIV Positive Test

PASS is calling for "a precautionary production hold" after learning a performer within the system has tested positive for HIV. 

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 Alert: COVID Cases 'Rise' in Production Hubs

PASS has released a statement urging performers to be vaccinated as "COVID-19 cases rise in production hubs" and advised production companies to practice "increased vigilance" regarding health and safety protocols.

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."

PASS Director Responds to CET Withdrawal From Testing System

The director of the PASS database, Ian O'Brien, issued a statement this afternoon after CET (Cutting Edge Test) announced via Twitter they would withdraw from the performer testing system.

FSC Launches New 'Summer Vaccination Drive'

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has launched a "Summer Vaccination Drive," which includes a line of T-shirts, to encourage adult performers, crews and other behind-the-scenes workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

PASS Updates COVID-19 Testing Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated Individuals

Following a vote last night by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to accept proposed changes to their COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards, PASS is no longer recommending COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated individuals as part of its production guidelines.

PASS to Update COVID-19 Guidance for Vaccination

PASS has issued a statement about a possible upcoming change to COVID-19 testing for fully-vaccinated individuals on adult sets.

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."

Missouri: TV News Report Tries to Pass Anti-Porn Pastor as 'Clinician'

Following a growing trend of mainstream news organizations who misrepresent anti-porn crusaders by concealing or omitting their status as a missionary or member of the clergy, Kansas City, Missouri NBC affiliate KSHB broadcast today a report about a supposed rise in female “porn addiction” without disclosing that the person at the center of this report is, in fact, a “pastoral counselor.”

FSC: Vaccinated Performers Should Still Test for COVID

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a statement about their PASS guidance recommending that performers who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 should still test for the virus.

Will Pounder, Codi Vore Pass Inspection for Brazzers

Will Pounder costars with Codi Vore in "Sex Inspector," the latest member-exclusive from Brazzers.