Kyle Bella
At a Glance:
Kyle Bella has been a Project Contributor since August 2011, has written 12 entries and currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
Bio
Kyle Bella is currently living in Philadelphia, PA where he works for ChatterBlast, a social media marketing and management company, and is currently completing his senior thesis in English literature and queer theory. He also does freelance writing for Colorlines Magazine and Truth-Out. For more of his thoughts, you can follow him on his Twitter handle @quixoticblazes.
Kyle Bella: Recently Filed
Alison Bechdel's 'Are You My Mother?' [Review]
Filed by Kyle Bella | May 06, 2012 | 3:30 PM |Alison Bechdel's latest graphic narrative, "Are You My Mother?" is a challenging but rewarding work that explores the author's relationship to herself and her mother, revealing unexpected insights during the process.Read More
Akilah Oliver & the Legacy of Grief
Filed by Kyle Bella | February 04, 2012 | 4:00 PM |I explore the impact the queer, Black poet Akilah Oliver has had in shaping my politics, and how her legacy can influence the way we do politics in the future.Read More
Cynthia Nixon & Shifting from Essentialism
Filed by Kyle Bella | January 26, 2012 | 12:00 PM |The debate over Cythnia Nixon's argument that being lesbian is a choice reveals the ineffectiveness of situating LGBTQ politics along defensive lines. I try to change the focus of that conversation.Read More
An Open Letter to Ryan James Yezak
Filed by Kyle Bella | January 20, 2012 | 1:00 PM |In response to a recent video trailer released by Ryan James Yezak, I offer an open letter to him expressing my concerns that his video fails to include people of color and transgender individuals in its representation of LGBTQ history.Read More
Activism in Gestures of Affirmation
Filed by Kyle Bella | January 10, 2012 | 6:00 PM |Kristen Wolfe published a story about two brothers she helped at a store recently. Her experience forced me to examine what activism is, and to suggest how it can occur in day-to-day moments of affirmation that form unexpected connections.Read More
