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'''Gauge''' is an American ] and ].<ref name="Snow Sep 2013">{{cite web |first=Aurora |last=Snow |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-a-porn-star-and-i-believe-in-god |title=I'm a Porn Star and I Believe in God |website=The Daily Beast |date=24 September 2013 |access-date= |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name="Dickson Sep 2013"/> '''Gauge''' is an American ] and ].<ref name="Snow Sep 2013">{{cite web |first=Aurora |last=Snow |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-a-porn-star-and-i-believe-in-god |title=I'm a Porn Star and I Believe in God |website=The Daily Beast |date=24 September 2013 |access-date= |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name="Dickson Sep 2013"/>


==Career==
Having appeared in about 140 pornographic videos, Gauge left the ] industry in 2005 after hitting the wall. <ref name="O'Connor Oct 2013">{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Dan |title=The Porn Star Who Wanted to Be a Surgical Tech |url=https://www.aorn.org/outpatient-surgery/articles/news-archive/2013/october/the-porn-star-who-wanted-to-be-a-surgical-tech |website=Outpatient Surgery Magazine |access-date=16 February 2022 |date=1 October 2013}}</ref> due to a contract dispute with her management company.<ref name="Dickson Sep 2013"/> She was certified as a ],<ref name="O'Connor Oct 2013"/> but she reported that she was often turned down for jobs because of her porn career. Being too old to return to porn, she retrained as a makeup artist, but suffered similar issues.<ref name="Dickson Sep 2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/fired_for_doing_porn_the_new_employment_discrimination/ |title=Fired for doing porn: The new employment discrimination |first=EJ |last=Dickson |date=September 30, 2013 |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930232227/http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/fired_for_doing_porn_the_new_employment_discrimination/ |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> After having appeared in about 140 movies, Gauge left the ] industry in 2005<ref name="O'Connor Oct 2013">{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Dan |title=The Porn Star Who Wanted to Be a Surgical Tech |url=https://www.aorn.org/outpatient-surgery/articles/news-archive/2013/october/the-porn-star-who-wanted-to-be-a-surgical-tech |website=Outpatient Surgery Magazine |access-date=16 February 2022 |date=1 October 2013}}</ref> due to a contract dispute with her management company.<ref name="Dickson Sep 2013"/> She was certified as a ],<ref name="O'Connor Oct 2013"/> but she reported that she was often turned down for jobs because of her adult film career. She retrained as a makeup artist, but suffered similar issues.<ref name="Dickson Sep 2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/fired_for_doing_porn_the_new_employment_discrimination/ |title=Fired for doing porn: The new employment discrimination |first=EJ |last=Dickson |date=September 30, 2013 |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930232227/http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/fired_for_doing_porn_the_new_employment_discrimination/ |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>


While Gauge was studying to become a surgical technician, an anesthesia student recognized her as a pornographic actor, word spread among the staff and, when she was set to graduate, no one would sign off on her required hours.<ref name="O'Connor Oct 2013"/> Later, while working at a hospital, her boss allegedly sexually harassed her and the hospital's complaints department did not find conclusive evidence to support her claims, so she resigned out of shame.<ref name="Snow Apr 2015">{{cite web |first=Aurora |last=Snow |author-link=Aurora Snow |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/porn-stars-can-be-sexually-assaulted-too-why-adult-actresses-have-a-hard-time-reporting |title=Porn Stars Can Be Sexually Assaulted Too: Why Adult Actresses Have a Hard Time Reporting |website=] |date=25 April 2015 |access-date= |url-access=limited}}</ref> While Gauge was studying to become a surgical technician, an anesthesia student recognized her as a pornographic actor, word spread among the staff and, when she was set to graduate, no one would sign off on her required hours.<ref name="O'Connor Oct 2013"/> Later, while working at a hospital, her boss sexually harassed her and the hospital's complaints department did not believe her so she resigned.<ref name="Snow Apr 2015">{{cite web |first=Aurora |last=Snow |author-link=Aurora Snow |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/porn-stars-can-be-sexually-assaulted-too-why-adult-actresses-have-a-hard-time-reporting |title=Porn Stars Can Be Sexually Assaulted Too: Why Adult Actresses Have a Hard Time Reporting |website=] |date=25 April 2015 |access-date= |url-access=limited}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations== ==Awards and nominations==

Latest revision as of 09:45, 31 October 2024

American dancer and pornographic actor

Gauge
Gauge in 2013

Gauge is an American pornographic actor and feature dancer.

Career

After having appeared in about 140 movies, Gauge left the pornographic film industry in 2005 due to a contract dispute with her management company. She was certified as a surgical technologist, but she reported that she was often turned down for jobs because of her adult film career. She retrained as a makeup artist, but suffered similar issues.

While Gauge was studying to become a surgical technician, an anesthesia student recognized her as a pornographic actor, word spread among the staff and, when she was set to graduate, no one would sign off on her required hours. Later, while working at a hospital, her boss sexually harassed her and the hospital's complaints department did not believe her so she resigned.

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Result Award Work
2003 XRCO Award
Won Best Threeway Sex Scene (with Aurora Snow & Jules Jordan) Trained Teens
2005 KSEXradio Listener's Choice Award Won Favorite Porn Star (Not a KSEXradio Host)

References

  1. Snow, Aurora (September 24, 2013). "I'm a Porn Star and I Believe in God". The Daily Beast.
  2. ^ Dickson, EJ (September 30, 2013). "Fired for doing porn: The new employment discrimination". Salon.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013.
  3. ^ O'Connor, Dan (October 1, 2013). "The Porn Star Who Wanted to Be a Surgical Tech". Outpatient Surgery Magazine. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. Snow, Aurora (April 25, 2015). "Porn Stars Can Be Sexually Assaulted Too: Why Adult Actresses Have a Hard Time Reporting". The Daily Beast.
  5. Pike-Johnson, Heidi (April 4, 2003). "Evil Angel's The Fashionistas Big Winner At XRCOs Thursday Night". Adult Video News.
  6. Lewis, Todd (December 15, 2005). "KSEX Announces Winners of Listeners' Choice Awards". Adult Video News.

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