Minister in the Ministry of Housing Philip Alexander is calling for active conversations and action on sexual abuse and violence in Trinidad and Tobago.
Speaking during the University of the West Indies St Augustine sexual abuse forum, he noted that he wants to see a world safe for victims of this violence.
“I speak as an activist, I speak as a man, I speak as a Minister, I speak as a father. I have two daughters and I want I want a world where my daughters are safe no matter where they go.”
He noted that societal norms require re-evaluation to better understand the influences shaping men today, adding that these issues must be openly confronted and unmasked.
“We have a hyper-sexualised society, we have to face that reality and a lot of men, young men, are forced, believe it or not, to act in ways that contradict their own good nature to fit in with other men who are themselves confused and acting against their nature. So we need to unmask all of it.”