LGBTQ people in Trinidad and Tobago need to be vigilant and careful before going to meet people who they have met online. Head of the police Special Victims Unit Supt Claire Guy-Alleyne said lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people have a personal responsibility to be in charge of their online persona on conduct. People can pretend to be anyone on the Internet. Do your due diligence on the people you’re talking to. Be aware that you don’t know who the other person is and you could be putting yourself at risk. You have to be careful.
In the past few months that have been two incidents where gay men were attacked and robbed after arranging to meet men they met on the dating app Grindr.
Guy- Alleyne urged victims to report the crimes and also said that the TTPS would not know if people are attacked owing to their special characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation unless the victim reports it when giving their statement to the police.