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April 5, 2025

By Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC

The Ts Madison Starter House opened in Atlanta on Monday, which was Transgender Day of Visibility. (Courtesy Ts Madison Starter House)

Ts Madison, a reality TV personality and LGBTQ advocate, opened a re-entry house in Atlanta this week for formerly incarcerated Black transgender women.

“This is about providing not only shelter but access to opportunities they’ve been denied,” Madison told NBC News.

The TS Madison Starter House debuted Monday on Transgender Day of Visibility and will host a cohort of five residents participating in a 90-day program designed to support their reentry into society. Organizers said the program will offer stable housing, gender-affirming health care, job assistance, GED support, life-skills training, nutrition education and individualized therapy.

Madison, known for her reality series “The Ts Madison Experience” on We TV, has long advocated for trans rights. She has also openly discussed overcoming homelessness and survival sex work.

“I wanted to make space for these girls,” she said. “I wanted to teach them how to be successful without relying on their bodies but on their other gifts.”

The original article explains how trans people are at higher risk of homelessness.

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