Porn Studio Extends Deal for HIV-Positive Actor

Porn studio Treasure Island Media announced last week that it has extended its contract with an HIV-positive actor who specializes in bareback sex and his HIV-negative partner.

Brad McGuire and James Roscoe are a "long-term, promiscuous, bareback couple," according to a press release posted by The Sword. Roscoe is HIV-positive, and McGuire is HIV-negative.

"As a community we have a moral and social imperative to demolish the HIV-positive closet," studio owner Paul Morris said in a statement. "We are adults and we are participating in a tremendously vital and important sexual culture that is under attack. We know exactly what we're doing, and we will not allow reactionary individuals and organizations to dictate our behavior. James and Brad are fitting role models for young gay men. They are living their lives with honesty and integrity. I couldn't be more proud to have them in the T.I.M. family."

The move comes after a straight porn actor tested positive for HIV last month, shaking up the industry, based in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. The positive test temporarily shut down production in some studios, though none of the performers the actor worked with tested positive for the virus.