Are you currently dealing with a spouse who has a crazy ex? If your former partner causing nothing but stress in your life? Are you currently in the bushes outside a former boyfriend’s house as you stalk him and his new boo? Well, this episode of the Trini Trent Radio podcast, featuring the return of

It’s hard out here for a Trinidadian trying to make a difference in the world, especially while being torn between a devotion to the motherland and the need to chase a dream. This episode of Trini Trent Radio centres on my coming to America story, in which I reveal the main reasons for me leaving Trinidad

Let’s talk about sex, baby. Sex is a part of our lives as adults but for many of us, it can be an awkward, sloppy and downright uncomfortable experience. Well, for some men, it is more similar to a game of conquest in which they move from person to person. That hypersexuality of men, especially black

Where have all the men gone? Have they been abducted by aliens or did they slip into a blackhole? On this episode of Trini Trent Radio, Terry Torro and I highlight the many issues black men – gay and straight – face while building and maintaining relationships. As men, we recognise that our communities have serious

Homophobia, child abuse, homelessness, rape. Those are all problems that gay men and suspected homosexuals endure on their way to adulthood, especially in black communities where acceptance is rarely encouraged. In fact, the opposite of acceptance is the status quo. On this week’s episode of the Trini Trent Radio podcast, Terry Torro and I are

It may be hard to believe but we are all privileged in some way. Yes, that’s right, even a black, gay man enjoys a shred of privilege from a facet of his intersectional identity. This week’s episode of the Trini Trent Radio podcast focuses on several types of privilege that stem from gender, nationality, race, economics,

If you spend too much time on social media, you may assume that the world is a pressure cooker on the verge of an explosion. Yet, the opportunity to be happy exists if we just claim it. On this week’s episode of Trini Trent Radio, Terry Torro and I have broken down the steps to

Black people in America have a serious problem and it does not involve their white counterparts. The first episode of the Trini Trent Radio podcast Terry Torro and I did together was on ‘African-Americans vs West Indians‘. We later followed it up by directly addressing the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag with ‘Do All Black Lives Matter?’ Now,

Filters and contours and angles. Oh my! Instagram has given people the power to tap into the world of smoke and mirrors usually reserved for pop stars. They can lead completely distinct double lives and create new realities for themselves online. However, what is at the root of this behaviour? A simple love for photo

Stereotypes are generalisations that paint entire groups of people with a single brush. They offer little room for variation and lead to unfair limitations being placed on individuality. However, those generalisations don’t simply fall from the sky. Rather, they stem from the labels and categories created by people to help them better understand their communities.