“PASS was developed so that there would be a secure, online database that would list the availability of performers for work,” says Mike Stabile, a spokesperson for the Free Speech Coalition, the national trade association for the adult industry, which facilitates the PASS system. The adult industry testing program FSC-PASS was developed in 2011 after an earlier testing system became defunct. And porn stars know-they do it all the time.
jessica drake, a sex educator and adult performer, director, and producer, urges, “Please don't let fear get in the way of getting tested.” Her rationale? The more you do it, the less frightening it becomes. Getting tested can be scary for those of us who aren’t used to it. In the adult entertainment industry, testing is the primary tool used for the prevention of STIs, and porn performers maintain that it’s the single most important part of their sexual health toolbox. Porn performers know their STI status at all times, and they’re not afraid to talk about it.