Trina Gardinier

Trina "Brat_Sheba" Gardinier (She/Her) (May 13, 1970) is an Ohio Native who is has been a member of the Columbus Alt/Kink Community for the last two decades. As an activist, community leader, and educator she has traveled the country sharing her knowledge and experience with groups and students at events and colleges. She is a former Burlesque Dancer, an avid motorcycle rider, and a sexual adventurer. She is one of the founding directors of The Columbus Space , a Central Ohio based freestanding Alt/Kink Community Resource Center. Together with her partner Drew "Barak" Gardinier, she founded and runs AIS - Adventures in Sexualit - the largest Kink Organization in Ohio. AIS promotes large and small educational and experiential events, meetings, and gatherings. Barak and Sheba have written a myriad of informational and entertaining short stories and articles on Polyamory, Kink, and Sacred Sexuality. They have been published in Sexis Magazine and Swingtowns online. In the past, they recorded a monthly podcast called BS'ing with Barak n Sheba, which delved into Kink and Open Relationship dynamics and have been featured in the Huffington Post. Along with playing Lauren in They Them Us; which Trina's first role in a motion picture, she and Barak are also consulting on the kink related elements and scenes of the movie.