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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.



Homoerotic Friendships: An Experience of the Past, Present and Future
In The Magazine
Homoerotic Friendships: An Experience of the Past, Present and Future
Lindsay Collier, she/her • November 25, 2024

Photos: Abbey Monty Models: Nick Doerer & Joan Thompson You swear to yourself you are just friends even though there is a creeping...

How Kent State Recordkeeping is Putting Student Safety in Jeopardy
In The Magazine
How Kent State Recordkeeping is Putting Student Safety in Jeopardy
Carson Bauer November 24, 2024

This summer, Kent Interhall Council mailed a postcard home to students’ legal addresses, advertising the then-upcoming Sibs and Kids Weekend...

The Visibility Issue: Fall 2024
In The Magazine
The Visibility Issue: Fall 2024
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Mendelsohn models rings from the latest Narcissus collection,
including the Ares and Scylla Stiletto.
In The Magazine
Local LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses Shine Bright
Alex Miller, he/him • November 21, 2024

Add to cart. Check out. Done. In today’s increasingly connected world, it is far too easy to click a button and get a package delivered without...

Queer Influence on Modern Slang: Through the Decades
In The Magazine
Queer Influence on Modern Slang: Through the Decades
Sydney Stevenson, she/her • November 21, 2024

  Who or what is the root of popular modern language? I’ll give you three guesses. GO. No, it’s not Shakespeare. Or the bible....

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
Photospread
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.
Photospread
Sex week drag show hosts talents from Kent, Columbus and your TV
Ari Collins, she/they • October 25, 2024

 

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