About Kyle Carpenter

Kyle Carpenter is a writer, activist, and educator living in New England. He works toward social justice by focusing on issues related to class, race, and gender. You can find some of his work at his personal blog, (almost)fearless.

Proud to Be an American

October 26, 2012 by Kyle Carpenter 1 Comment

Only by traveling abroad does Kyle Carpenter appreciate what it means to be an American.

Filed Under: Assumed Identities, Featured Content, The Good Life, Travel Tagged With: American, American culture, American image overseas, American pride, American tourists, Americans abroad, assumed identities, assumptions, british, Canadian, Challenges, English, lifestyles, misidentification, native English speaker, privilege, Switzerland, U.S. citizenship, ugly American, United States, values, world travel

Man vs. Oppression

October 14, 2012 by Kyle Carpenter 6 Comments

Kyle Carpenter’s awareness of his privileges inspire a dual struggle against institutionalized oppression: in the world and within himself.

Filed Under: The Good Life, What's Your Fight? Tagged With: ableism, awareness, bigotry, boys fighting, bullying, discrimination, Fighting, fights, Heterosexism, institutionalized racism, masculinity, oppression, patriarchy, privilege, recess, role models, sexism, social justice, struggles, systemic oppression, What's Your Fight, white man's burden

My Body Is a Temple

October 1, 2012 by Kyle Carpenter Leave a Comment

Kyle Carpenter’s body remains unaltered until he can embrace the permanence of the experience.

Filed Under: Body Modification, Health, Psych, & Addiction, The Good Life Tagged With: body image, body modification, botox, cleft palate, commitment, Culture, decisions, Expression, family, gender confirmation surgery, genital surgery, getting married, hair transplants, identity, insecurity, Italy, laser hair removal, liposuction, nose jobs, permanence, plastic surgery, psychological health, reconstructive plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, rhinoplasty, romance, self-esteem, surgery, Swiss Alps, tattoos, transgender, values

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Utah Boy Scout Leaders Reprimanded for Joining Gay Pride Parade

During the Utah Pride Parade earlier this month, two Scout leaders marched as part of a larger group of participants in Scouting uniforms, incurring the ire of the local and national councils.

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The French Were Getting Married on Google Plus Before It Was Cool (Video)

Before France legalized same-sex marriage on May 18 of this year, the French people and Google decided to take matters into their own hands—and computers.