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Fusion Magazine

Fusion Magazine

LGBTQ+ Issues / Photospreads / Lifestyle

Fusion Magazine

Fusion is Kent State University's LGBTQ+ magazine. Founded in 2003, Fusion remains the region's only student magazine focusing on LGBTQ+ issues. Through journalism, we promote equality and community in northeast Ohio and beyond.



Positively Trans: Resilience in the transgender community
Entertainment
Positively Trans: Resilience in the transgender community
Jules Elling, Guest Writer • November 13, 2024

  Let’s face it: being transgender in 2024 is tough. Waking up and hearing that gender-affirming care for minors is banned in yet...

Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Queer Politics Catch-Up
Post-Election Reflection: No immediate storm, but forecast is unclear
Ari Collins, she/they • November 12, 2024

After a long day of covering the 2024 election, I could barely bring myself to sleep. I watched the outlined map of our country slowly turn from...

Symbols of Queerness: Flagging as a Fem
Lifestyle
Symbols of Queerness: Flagging as a Fem
Kenna Daniels, she/her • November 8, 2024

Colored bandanas. Carabiners. Lavender. Green carnations. Monocles. What do these all have in common? They are all used for flagging: the use...

[VIDEO] The Rocky Horror Picture Show presents Pink Pony Club
Entertainment
[VIDEO] The Rocky Horror Picture Show presents Pink Pony Club
Chloe Niesz Kutsch and Ivory Herman November 6, 2024

Going to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a unique queer experience. There is no judgment, no hate, and especially no discrimination towards...

Performative feminism: gaslight, gatekeep and girl-boss
Politics
Performative feminism: gaslight, gatekeep and girl-boss
Lindsay Collier, she/her • November 4, 2024

Feminism is misunderstood as a concept despite its definition that makes it quite clear of the goals it wishes to attain: to help all people...

Horrifyingly haute: Fashioning queer fear
Entertainment
Horrifyingly haute: Fashioning queer fear
Abbey Monty and Lindsay Collier October 31, 2024

  As the nights grow longer we begin to feel a chill in the night, making us want to search for a good scare. In the queer community,...

KSU College Democrats host second ever Drag Out the Vote drag show, featuring regional talents
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KSU College Democrats host second ever Drag Out the Vote drag show, featuring regional talents
Ari Collins, she/they • October 30, 2024

Kent State University College Democrats and local drag entertainers took over Bowman Hall late Tuesday night in a Drag Out the Vote drag show....

Brand loyalty: Are they loyal to the community?
News
Brand loyalty: Are they loyal to the community?
Lindsay Collier, she/her • October 28, 2024

The beginning of summer: when the sun stays out late and the responsibility of schoolwork is thrown on the back burner for a few joyous weeks....

Karat Cake brought out two of her friends she had put into drag for another number. The three of them danced and pranced around the ballroom.
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Sex week drag show hosts talents from Kent, Columbus and your TV
Ari Collins, she/they • October 25, 2024

 

Pride, Prejudice and Drag
Features
Pride, Prejudice and Drag
Eduardo Miranda Strobel, Guest Writer • October 19, 2024

Once upon a time, a little prince was born in a conservative town in Pennsylvania. Among the fellow members of his town, the prince was known...

Recognizing aromantic stories
Lifestyle
Recognizing aromantic stories
Georgie Shinn, she/her • October 17, 2024

Aromanticism is one of the lesser talked about identities in the LGBTQ+ community. It is defined as having little to no romantic feelings for...

Kent's true colors beam bright at spirited Rainbow Weekend
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Kent’s true colors beam bright at spirited Rainbow Weekend
Ari Collins, she/they • October 14, 2024

Kent’s Rainbow Weekend helped the community celebrate National Coming Out Day, applied a fresh coat of color to downtown and reminded us all...

Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Queer Politics Catch-Up
The Vice Presidential debate was respectful and civil. Was it successful?
Ari Collins, she/they • October 9, 2024

With just a month until election day, voters still prepare to make their choices. The highly anticipated Vice-Presidential Debate, hosted by...

The Queer Reviews: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Entertainment
The Queer Reviews: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Ivory Herman, he/they • October 2, 2024

Betlegeuse, Betlegeuse, Be...warned of some mild spoilers of the new Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice movie. I went to see the new Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...

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