Ts Madison
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Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | October 22, 1977
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Years active | 2004–present |
Website | www |
TS Madison Hinton (born October 22, 1977), also known as Maddie, is an American reality television personality, entertainer, entrepreneur, former pornographic actress and LGBT activist. She is openly transgender, and has become an internet personality and has spoken out on human rights relating to the LGBT community. She has also recorded an EP and has written an autobiography.
Biography[]
Hinton rose to fame in 2013 after going viral following the release of a Vine clip titled "New Weave 22 Inches." The video features Hinton exposing her nude body.[1]
Once cited by the Huffington Post as a "trans viral sensation,"[2] Hinton created a YouTube channel and began conducting self-interviews talking about issues in the transgender adult services industry.
After working on a Vine video to promote activist and songwriter Mary Lambert’s single "Secrets," she hosted Gay Pride events in Springfield, Missouri, and Toronto, Ontario.[3] TS Madison signed a recording and media contract with Pink Money Records in 2014 and released her first single "Feeling My Fish" shortly after. On January 19, Madison's debut album The New Supreme was released.[4]
French cultural magazine Les Inrockuptibles interviewed Hinton about lifestyles and issues affecting the transgender community.[citation needed] In July she made a guest appearance on RuPaul: What's the Tee? Hinton, with RuPaul and his cohost Michelle Visage, discussed pop culture, fashion and beauty advice. She also was interviewed by Gay Life Television. In October, stand-up comedian and musician Jonny McGovern interviewed her for the season finale of his web show Hey Qween.[5] In October 2014, Madison's debut album The New Supreme was released. She began taping the second season of her web series Wait a Minute through World of Wonder Productions. In late November, the Huffington Post did an in-depth feature story on Hinton. She discussed faith, religion, and accomplishments with the New York City-based news magazine.[6] Urban celebrity news magazine Rolling Out interviewed Hinton about her career and issues affecting the LGBT community .[7][8][9][10][unreliable source?]
She has talked about how her transition emulated her mother's image. Shift (MSNBC) TV host Janet Mock was one of the inspirations behind Madison's 2015 memoir A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen.[11]
In 2019, Silky Nutmeg Ganache played Madison in the Snatch Game episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 and won the episode.[12]
Works[]
Film[]
- Trans-Me (2017), written by B. Octavious Sims and produced by SimGriggs Productions, directed by Sims and Gregory Griggs
- Zola (2020) - Hollywood[13]
Television[]
- RuPaul's Drag Race season thirteen (2021) as a guest judge
- The TS Madison Experience (2021)
Music[]
- The New Supreme (2014), released on Pink Money Records
- RuPaul’s Butch Queen, Drop feat. TS Madison (2016)[14]
- The Queens Supreme Court Theme Song (2018)
- Pop That Ass (2020)
- Khia's Next Caller, feat. TS Madison (2017)[15]
Streaming television[]
- Wait a Minute through World of Wonder Productions.[16]
- Lemme Pick You Up through World of Wonder Productions
- Queens Supreme Court (2018), previously Queens Court
- Bish Let's Dish (Bae Edition)
- Beyond The Bench (2019)
- Cracking The Cold Cases w/ TS Madison (2019)
- Song Association w/ TS Madison (2019)
- Fuse Tv (The Read) w/ TS Madison (2019)
- BUILD Series, The X Change Rate: Ts Madison (2019)
- A Spotlight Session w/ TS Madison (2020)
Books[]
- A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen (2015), published by CreateSpace[17]
Podcasting[]
- Queens Supreme Court (2018), previously Queens Court
Radio[]
Ts Madison has guest starred a number of times on Nicki Minaj's Queen Radio show, which aired on Beats 1.[18]
Awards[]
Ts Madison was presented in person with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Transgender Erotica Awards hosted by Grooby receiving a standing ovation.[19][20] In 2019, Ts Madison was honored in the Out magazine Top 100 influential LGBT people.[21]
References[]
- ^ Trans Viral Star Ts Madison Opens Up About Fame, Visibility And More | HuffPost
- ^ "This Trans Viral Sensation Getting Her Own Web Series May Be Best Thing To Happen All Week". The Huffington Post. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ^ "Baltimore Pride Block Party Headliner: Ts Madison". baltimoregaylife.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ^ http://www.tsmadison.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-1028-Press-Release-American-Commission-TS-Madison-Release-Date.pdf
- ^ McGovern, Jonny. "Jonny McGovern's Hey Qween! with TS Madison". TheStream.TV. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Hammer, Brad (20 November 2014). "15 Questions: Ts Madison". Huffintonpost.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Barnes, Mo (3 February 2015). "TS Madison Talks Life Before Porn Fame". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Barnes, Mo (4 February 2015). "TS Madison Rises From Prostitution To Porn Mogul, part 2". Rolling Out. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Barnes, Mo (10 February 2015). "TS Madison Calls Out Entertainers Who Profit From Gay Culture, part 3". RollingOut.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Barnes, Mo (13 February 2015). "TS Madison Gives Advice on Oral Sex and the Porn Business, part 4". RollingOut.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "TS Madison on her brand new memoir". MSNBC.com. MSNBC.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Matt, Rogers (18 April 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Deadliest Snatch". Vulture. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Zola (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Everything we know about RuPaul's Butch Queen so far".
- ^ "Next Caller (feat. Ts. Madison) [Explicit]". Amazon. October 13, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Asea, Adam (24 December 2014). "Ts Madison in Wait A Minute – Holiday Special". The Wow Report. World Of Wonder Productions. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "TS Madison on her brand new memoir". MSNBC.com. MSNBC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Nicki Minaj Corrects 'Queen Radio' Co-Host for Misgendering Ts Madison".
- ^ "AVN - TEA Show Celebrates 2016 Winners".
- ^ "Winners Are Announced for 2016 Transgender Erotica Awards".
- ^ "Here are your Out100 Entertainers of the Year Awards". 21 November 2019.
- African-American pornographic film actors
- Living people
- Transgender pornographic film actresses
- LGBT people from Florida
- LGBT African Americans
- 1977 births
- Transgender and transsexual media personalities
- People from Miami
- Transgender Erotica Award winners
- Transgender erotica