Colin Robinson

Colin Robinson (October 8, 1961 – March 4, 2021) was a social justice advocate from Trinidad and Tobago. Robinson's advocacy focused on LGBT+ issues, HIV policy, and health and gender justice.

Early life and education Colin McNeil Robinson was born on October 8, 1961, to Josceline Stewart-Robinson, an elementary school principal, and Carlton Robinson, a financial manager. He was one of four children, and grew up in Diego Martin and Port of Spain in Trinidad. He contributed writing and poetry to Other Countries: Black Gay Voices (1988), Beyond Homophobia: Centring LGBTQ Experience in the Anglophone Caribbean (2020),

Robinson's work in the 1990s largely focused on HIV/AIDs education and prevention with the Gay Men's Health Crisis.

From 2001 to 2006, Robinson served as the executive director for the New York State Black Gay Network, and helped organize protests against the blackface performances of Shirley Q. Liquor, who performed at gay clubs and had been defended by RuPaul. In 2007, Robinson returned to Trinidad to continue his work supporting LGBTQ Caribbean communities. An exhibit of art inspired by his life was curated by Andil Gosine at the Leslie-Lohman Musem of Art in 2024.