On Tuesday, June 18th, artist, tv personality, and actress Ts Madison received some well deserved flowers. After being named the Logo Legend of the year for her groundbreaking career, Madison was joined by a group of her closest friends and colleagues to talk her legacy.
Billy Eichner, Mo Heart, Johnny Sibilly, Brandon Kyle Goodman, and Dominique Morgan all came together for a big gay brunch with Madison. They talked about the impact she has had on them personally and how her work is impacting the world at large.
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“I’m here because I love Ts Madison. I think she is so talented and singular,” Madison’s Bros co-star Billy Eichner shares. “She is a tent-pole in culture, and it’s really important she knows that,” Brandon Kyle Goodman then says.
They talk about how Madison launched her career online in 2012 with her hilarious Vines. “Since then, you have created and executive produced your own reality TV show, been featured in major motion pictures, and recently featured on Beyoncé‘s Grammy winning Renaissance,” actor Johnny Sibilly shares.
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“If you can show me the blueprint for how a young Black trans woman goes from the streets of Florida, to one one of the biggest albums ever with Beyoncé, that’s the book I want,” activist Dominique Morgan says.
Madison also received moving video tributes from Laverne Cox, Tina Knowles, and RuPaul, who couldn’t be there in person to celebrate.
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And perhaps the most special moment of the brunch, Madison’s mother stops by for a surprise tribute! In an emotional moment, Miss Mary reveals she has been watching the whole shoot and was so moved by all the kind words everyone had for her daughter.
“I am so proud of you, from the very moment I gave birth to you… I loved you. And I love you more now. Our relationship hasn’t always been this way, but I’m so thankful I listened to God, because you’ve always been my baby,” she says. “I always knew you were special, that you had a purpose… You have been nothing but a blessing to me. I wish so many parents could see and not throw their children away because they’re different.”
Madison and her mother then talk about how they hope their close relationship can help inspire other parents of LGBTQ children to have an open mind.
Watch the full special here.