Ex-Porn Star Shelley Lubben, The Truth Behind the Fantasy of Porn - Porn...

http://PornHarms.com briefing. Ex-porn star Shelley Lubben on the truth behind the fantasy of porn. http://ShelleyLubben.com & http://ThePinkCross.org

Ms. Lubben is a former pornography performer and now an activist against the illegally operating porn industry in California where 85% of the world's adult content is produced. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Pink Cross Foundation, http://thepinkcross.org , dedicated to reaching out to adult industry workers offering emotional, financial and transitional support.

In March 2010 Shelley Lubben and three other former pornography performers testified at a Cal/OSHA hearing about the abuses of pornography. Additionally a current pornography performer and producer testified about the unsafe and the unhealthy conditions in pornography. Below are the hearing minutes summarizing Shelley's testimony.

Note: Cal/OSHA held the hearing held to consider a petition submitted by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to form a committee to address the possibility of amending the OSHA code to specifically address health and safety issues of pornography performers so that they will be better protected.

"Shelley Lubben, Executive Director of Pink Cross Foundation, stated that she is a survivor of the porn industry. As a former porn actress, she has suffered much at the hands of the porn industry and their illegal activities and hazardous work conditions. She was subjected to being forced into scenes with several male performers while there was blood, feces, urine, and seminal and vaginal fluid all over her body. These conditions are common on the sets while the performers are working. At times, the performers are made to stand on piles of rags. Most of the scenes are filmed in private homes where there is no one to monitor what goes on, and there are no advocates on the set for the young performers.

Ms. Lubben stated that she and the Pink Cross Foundation have helped more than 50 performers leave the adult film industry, and hundreds more have shared their stories. The performers report that agents are often forcing performers to do scenes or threatening them with cease and desist papers or blacklisting if the performers ask to use condoms.

Ms. Lubben stated that she contracted herpes, an incurable STD, while working as an adult film performer. In addition, she contracted human papillomavirus, one of the most prevalent STDs in the industry, for which the industry does not test. This later led to Ms. Lubben's contraction of early cervical cancer, during which she had half of her cervix removed.

She asked that the Board convene an advisory committee to develop a standard that would protect this segment of California workers."

Below are porn star quotes about porn harms from http://ShelleyLubben.com/truth

Jessie Jewels: "People in the porn industry are numb to real life and are like zombies walking around. The abuse that goes on in this industry is completely ridiculous. The way these young ladies are treated is totally sick and brainwashing. I left due to the trauma I experienced even though I was there only a short time."

Genevieve: "I had bodily fluids all over my face that had to stay on my face for ten minutes. The abuse and degradation was rough. I sweated and was in deep pain. On top of the horrifying experience, my whole body ached, and I was irritable the whole day. The director didn't really care how I feltt; he only wanted to finish the video."

Roxy (Shelley): "They told me if had my AIDS test that I'd be safe. I arrived on the set with my test and did a hardcore scene with two men. Within that week I was very sick with a fever of 104 and blisters all over my mouth, throat and private area. I looked like a monster. The doctor told me I had Genital Herpes. I wanted to die."

Jersey Jaxin: "Guys punching you in the face. You have semen from many guys all over your face, in your eyes. You get ripped. Your insides can come out of you. It's never ending."

Nadia Styles: "I found out 2 days later that I had caught gonorrhea in my first scene! As quick as that the glamour of being a porn star was gone. In the five years I was shooting I caught Gonorrhea and Chlamydia many times. Sometimes both at the same time about every 3-5 months."

Learn more and support Shelley at:

Website - http://ShelleyLubben.com
Nonprofit organization - http://ThePinkCross.org
YouTube - http://YouTube.com/slubben
MySpace -- http://MySpace.com/ShelleyLubben
Facebook -- http://Facebook.com/ShelleyLubben
Twitter - http://Twitter.com/slubben