Adult Performance Artists Guild
Meeting Minutes October 24, 2021
Time is listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
5:04 PM President Alana Evans calls the meeting to order.
5:06 PM Vice President Ruby calls the roll.
President Alana Evans, present.
Vice President Ruby, present.
Secretary Kelly Pierce, present.
Treasurer Cendrine Ash, present. Parliamentarian Jorge Reano, present. Sergeant at Arms Amber Lynn, not present Steward Trey, present.
Board Member India Morel not present
5:12 PM Vice President Ruby reads the last meeting minutes into the record.
Motion to approve last meeting minutes
Motion passed.
5:14 PM President Alana Evans recognizes Mike Turtle for his good work. Update on Helping the Homeless List, we will be updating the list as needed.
5:16 PM MGF update
Checks are bouncing. Attorneys are sending the appropriate warning letters. They are not reporting PERFORMER income to the IRS.
5:19 PM Member filed a complaint with the NRLB concerning MGF.
5:26 PM Discussion on tax fraud and association and liability. Union activity is protected by law and they can’t legally kick the girls off the platform for organizing.
5:30 PM Announcement of our new email database through YNOT.
5:31 PM Dec 17th Ending Violence Against Sex Workers. Asking for committee volunteers for our In Memoriam Memorial.
5:32 PM Instagram Update, moving forward with legal remedies. 5 different people have to sign on to bring accounts back.
5:34 PM Instagram packages the TOS violations and sends them back to us.
Clean up your feed, even really old stuff. Discussion
5:45 PM Mastercard update, IWC blaming Mastercard along with other platforms who expected the worse. Mastercard was a victory. Only affects content made after Oct 1 5. We will be pulling down our model release to add the consent paragraph they require, sending it to them for approval.
5:49 PM Mastercard Al issue, no in-person moderation as feared, Al is ok.
5:54 PM Discussion
5:57 PM Butt Lift legal case, a mother and daughter doing illegal butt injections resulting in deaths and disfigurement, numerous victims from the adult performer pool.
We are helping the LAPD find more victims. Help performers find out what’s in their bodies.
6:04 PM Discussion, sepsis complications from butt lifts. Plastic surgery support suggested reputable plastic surgeons.
6:09 PM Date for nomination cut-off and working on the election time frame.
6:12 PM Putting together press topics, media training. Future day of workshops.
6:15 PM Discussion, create a response to myths about the industry.
6:18 PM Discussion, MGF tiered payment system, getting rid of the girls that are grandfathered in at 90%. Picking and choosing who they pay and who they don’t.
6:23 PM Looking into their payment
processing, finding out who is processing the intake income. Discussion
6:25 PM President Alana Evans calls the meeting to a close.
