Madison Matti Charlton (born July 6, 1990), known as Matti Charlton, is a Canadian music producer,[1] author,[2] and publisher.[3] They are transgender and active in 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in Toronto.

Matti Charlton
Charlton in 2012
Born (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 34)
Other namesMadison Matti Charlton
Occupation
Singer

Songwriter Musician Record producer Author Poet Political activist

Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Vocals

Keyboards Guitar Bass Accordion Banjo Drums

Labels
WebsiteOfficial Website

Matti is a director of the Church Wellesley Neighborhood Association.[4]

Matti was creative director of The Telephasic Workshop, an art studio in Toronto,[5] and brought changes to the University of Toronto's Engineering Student Union (SKULE).[6]

Winner of the LGBT Youth Line Award in 2004.[7] Matti’s poetry collection “the cosmology of love” is ranked on BookAuthority’s list at number 50.[8] Their writings can be found in the ArQuives, Canada’s National LGBTQ2S+ archives.[9]

Matti authored the 2023 children’s book "You’re Mine",[10] reviewed by Phil Paine,[10] winner of the 2023 Dalton Camp Award.[11]

References

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  1. "Matti Charlton on Apple Music". Apple. March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. "Matti Charlton on Good Reads". Good Reads. March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. "Intersex Diversity by Megan Dennis, Published by Matti Charlton". Bibliothèque et Archives Canada on WorldCat. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. "CWNA Board of Directors". cwna. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. Bellini, Paul (July 6, 2011). "Telephasers on Stun". fab. p. 22.
  6. Cooney, Darren (c. 2005). "Strangers in a Strange Land". Xtra!. On the Scene.
  7. "LGBT Youth Line Past Awards". LGBTYouthLine. April 21, 2020. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  8. "BookAuthority Top Gay and Lesbian books of all time". BookAuthority. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  9. "The ArQuives Vertical File". TheArQuives. September 27, 2023. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Review by Phil Paine". Philpaine.com. September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  11. "Phil Paine Wins 2023 Dalton Camp Award and $10,000 Prize For Essay Education Gave Birth To Our Democracy. Will It Protect It?". FRIENDS. June 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.