You can't equate unprotected sex between two professional porn actors to sex between two sweaty people who meet at a nightclub.
Yes, since statistically speaking porn actors and actresses run a far, far greater risk of having an STD.
The reality based on the statistics is that working in porn is a high-risk environment, particularly for women. Many porn actresses have become pregnant b/c producers insisted on no condoms. This is in addition to the outbreaks of various STDs including HIV.
If major porn production companies have mandatory STI testing, doesn't it occur to you that the negative repercussions from testing positive would, and does immediately end careers?
In general, actors are responsible to pay for their own testing, which further reduces the incentive to get tested. Since the collapse of AIM, the only real center designed to help test porn stars for STDS regularly, producers have reverted back to something of an honor system -- bring in paperwork and we'll sign off on it. However, according to the Village Voice, "We're dealing with a group of people who are at a stage in life not known for great responsibility. Says Belladonna: 'People don't care—they'll work when they know they have an STD. Many live paycheck to paycheck.'"
So you have a situation where there are lax standards regarding testing, where the onus is on the performer to be honest (without much incentive) and to pay for their own testing on a regular basis (even less incentive), and a general refusal to conform to basic health and safety regulations in terms of condom use, combined with performers who have a significantly higher infection rate of various STDs.
The debate as to whether mainstream porn sets a negative standard for the need to use protection is definitely worth having, though.
Yes, as well as other negative standards.
FWIW -- below are some quotes from current and former porn actresses describing their experiences in porn.
(Full disclosure -- a friend of mine has been making a documentary about this issue for a number of years, which is why I have both interest in this subject matter and great concern for it. We haven't even broached the ways in which the porn industry intersects with the sex trafficking industry. Good times.)
"Harder, F--k me harder!" I viciously screamed back. The vulgar words shout of of my mouth as I was forcefully and anally penetrated by a brutal male performer. When screaming wasn't enough to endure the pain, I stuffed another man's penis into my mouth like a human pacifier. The sucking helped relieve the pain. Breathing deeply through my nostrils, the stench of bodily fluids filled my burning lungs. Rotten, dirty, foul anal smells; I was in a human hell." ~ Roxy
"Most girls get their first experience in gonzo films – in which they’re taken to a crappy studio apartment in Mission Hills and penetrated in every hole possible by some abusive asshole who thinks her name is Bitch. And these girls, some of whom have the potential to become major stars in the industry, go home afterward and pledge never to do it again because it was such a terrible experience.” ~ Jenna Jameson
"I tried backing out and not do porn at all but a male performer said I couldn't back out because I signed a contract. I was threatened that if I did not do the scene I would get sued. I ended up taking shots of vodka to get me through it. As I did more and more scenes I abused prescription pills which were given to me anytime by several doctors in the San Fernando Valley. Vicodin, Xanax, Prozac and Zoloft. All I had to do was tell them what I needed and they gave it to me." ~ Michelle Avanti
"I have been a performer now for 14 years in the adult film industry in many countries, states . . . all over the place. I have worked for most of these companies, and I was around for the once-a-month HIV-positive outbreak in ’98. Yes, I was, and I got to see those performers that nobody knows about—that nobody claims that got HIV, that are not a part of the statistics—walk out the door as non-performers, not to be counted. Yeah, there are a lot of cover-ups going on. There is a lot of tragedy. There are a lot of horrible things." ~ Anita Campbell
"I was sexually abused the first time by my step grandfather on my dad's side and the second time by my actual stepdad so my sexuality was messed up from the beginning. I created another personality that was in complete control and didn't have those things happen and didn't have to deal with the pain. The industry is not a real accomplishment. It's just a false sense of accomplishment. It covers everything up for what it is." ~ Stephanie Swift
“I like to hide — hide everything, you know?... And I'm not happy... I don't like myself at all... My whole entire body feels it when I'm doing it and... I feel so — so gross.” ~ Belladonna
"I sold my soul to the devil without even knowing it. Ironically, I later performed in a brutal gangbang for Devil's Films." ~ Elizabeth Rollings
"After a year or so of that so-called “glamorous” life, I sadly discovered that drugs and drinking were a part of the lifestyle. I began to drink and party out of control! Cocaine, alcohol and ecstasy were my favorites. Before long, I turned into a person I did not want to be. After doing so many hardcore scenes I couldn’t do it anymore. I just remember being in horrible situations and experiencing extreme depression and being alone and sad." - Andi Anderson
"I was worried about my first anal scene for quite a few days ... then the big moment arrived. It REALLY hurt! I almost quit and said, "I can’t do this". When it was all over, I was so happy and relieved I was able to do it. But I still have to think if I want to do anal on a regular basis. It did hurt a lot! So will I continue to do anal? Let’s wait for my butt to heal, then we’ll talk." ~ Lucky Starr
"My first movie I was treated very rough by 3 guys. They pounded on me, gagged me with their penises, and tossed me around like I was a ball! I was sore, hurting and could barely walk. My insides burned and hurt so badly. I could barely pee and to try to have a bowel movement was out of the question. I was hurting so bad from the physical abuse from these 3 male porn stars! - Alexa Milano
"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." - Jessie Jewels
"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." - Genevieve
"The truth is I let my lifestyle get the best of me. I hate life. I'm a mess. A disaster. I've attempted suicide many times."
"No one cares about a dead porn star or stripper." - Neesa
"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." - Jersey Jaxin