studios' policy on hiring HIV+ models or discriminating against them

[POZ4Chasers]

Has any major porn studio ever stated that it does not discriminate in hiring models who test HIV-positive?

I know bareback studios such as Treasure Island Media, Hot Desert Knights, Lucas Entertainment and SX Video do not test models prior to their performance, so everyone works there at their own risk. 

I know some legacy studios such as Falcon, Raging Stallion, Titan, Icon Male and GayRoom still insist on condom use on set, alleviating the need for HIV testing of their models, although RS recently released 1 bareback video. 

What I ~am~ asking is of all the bareback studios that do test, are there any studios that refuse to hire any POZ models whatsoever, even if they are undetectable, thus discriminating against them?

Are there any bareback-only studios that do not discriminate against POZ models in hiring, even if the studio "serosorts" models into scenes that match POZ models, other scenes that pair neg models or even bareback scenes that match a POZ undetectable model with a neg model on PrEP who has agreed to the match?

Can we draw any conclusion from the few studios such as Helix and Badpuppy that currently release mostly bareback but some condom scenes? Is that condom use because the studio knows the models are serodiscordant and the studio insists on safesex because of that? Or is it because one of the serodiscordant models insists on condom use?

The perfect example of this is Travis Stevens: https://www.gayeroticvideoindex.com/S/5/97685.html
He began his porn career doing bareback scenes in 2014 for JasonSparksEntertainment, and he continues to appear in JSE bareback releases this year. He did scenes for condom-only (at the time) studios MEN.com, GayRoom.com and ManRoyale, so he did not have a choice of barebacking. 

Then he began appearing in scenes for Helix Studios in 2015, but every single one of them was a safesex scene, even though Helix was releasing more and more bareback scenes at the time. Since Travis appeared with multiple different models in every Helix scene, and a condom was used in each one, then it's implausible to think that Travis insisted on safesex with each Helix model. Likewise, it is implausible that every single Helix model who had sex scenes with Travis insisted on safesex with him even though most of them had appeared in bareback scenes at Helix earlier. 

There are only 2 logical conclusions: (1) Helix disclosed Travis' different HIV status to each of the other models, and the models all elected to do a safesex scene with him; or (2) Helix, knowing and concealing Travis' different HIV status, mandated Travis only appear in condom-only scenes.

 

[Guest VersBiBBLdn]

I had the oppertunity to do a hardcore BB video a few years ago. http://www.loadxxx.co.uk/primal-pigs-2.html

That's me upside down on the front cover being fisted by the guy (David) who I met when arriving in Amsterdam before the filming.

We hit it off big time and stayed together for almost a year after the film was made.

I was never asked about my status, before, during or after the fact. I think their attitude was, "You're doing bareback sex and so is everyone else taking part.... you are already aware of the risk / implications"... and so is everyone else performing with you.... anything else... we don't want to know and is between you and the other participants.

The filming went with a "bang", you only see about 90 mins of choice cuts from a play session that lasted almost 2 days continuously in a attic in Amserdam. Everyone just went for it big time, like the horny passionate pigs they are.

Brill time and I would do it again in a heart beat if asked.

[Guest BBBoyfromTN]

I think 2 is the likelier answer if I had to make a guess and based on what I know from having done porn and having buds who still do it. The big studios are pretty much becoming a thing of the past as everything is online now. That's where most of their revenue is coming from and its easier just to video scenes to put online and not have to worry about patching together some kind of scene or theme to make a DVD (can you still even rent or buy those anymore?). The guys I know doing porn all do it for smaller outfits that can't afford to test all their models so it's a policy of "it's bareback, you take the risk." Some guys are on Prep and don't give a shit. There's almost no company left that does safe-sex videos as no one is interested. Pretty much everything is bareback so guys have to work it out with whoever they're partnered with before and what they're willing to do. A bud just did a bunch of scenes for a company over the Labor Day weekend and he had the option to choose which guys he wanted to do scenes with and what they would be willing to do. He's on Prep so he was willing to bottom and didn't care what status the other guy was. He topped a few guys in some scenes and he said none asked his status, which kind of surprised him. Lets face it...there really aren't big porn stars anymore...everything is really kind of anonymous and guys come and go. Plus its no big news now if a porn star pozzes...its not the death sentence it was years ago. 

[BillyBareback]

Victor Cody actually has a policy of only hiring bottoms who are poz.