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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.



Staff Picks: September 2024
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Staff Picks: September 2024
Fusion Magazine September 6, 2024

Our September staff picks playlist is live! Listen now to start your 2024-2025 school year off right. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VoYwRcpoVGBtxwnN1gPzz?si=d3159a8ce9624ec0

The Grunge Issue: Spring 2024
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The Grunge Issue: Spring 2024
Fusion Magazine May 10, 2024
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Stitched Identities: Liberation through Fashion
Fashion
Stitched Identities: Liberation through Fashion
Mandolin Arnett May 6, 2024

Photographed by Ash Nolan; Written by Mandolin Wyn, Ash Nolan, and Alyssa Coyle Traditionally, ties have been socially perceived as something...

Trans Joy is Resistance
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Trans Joy is Resistance
Antonia DiGiacomo April 16, 2024

Words and Photos by Antonia DiGiacomo & Nina Gwin. One of the joys of gender non-conformity is the process of challenging perception....

Ink and Identity
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Ink and Identity
Mandolin Arnett April 14, 2024

Tattoos have been around for millenia, with the history of tattooing dating back as far as thousands of years ago. Figures like Ötzi, the iceman...

Kody Eslayed
Arts + Culture
Kody Eslayed
Mandolin Arnett April 13, 2024

Words by Mandolin Wyn, Art by Jaws Stewart In September 2021, I was a sophomore at Kent State University. I was scrolling through TikTok in...

The Blue-Haired Liberal
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The Blue-Haired Liberal
Alyssa Coyle April 13, 2024

Written by Alyssa Coyle and Ivory Herman Blue-haired liberal, social justice warrior and snowflake are all derogatory terms and phrases used...

Bottoms Up!
In The Magazine
Bottoms Up!
Angie Rice April 12, 2024

Bud Light was recently under the social spotlight for announcing a partnership with transgender social media star, Dylan Mulvaney. After receiving...

Gender Unravelled
In The Magazine
Gender Unravelled
Savanna Harlin April 10, 2024

Is using they/them pronouns a new concept? Despite what some may think, the existence of a third gender is not something new. There are examples...

A Bobby Pin and a Dream
Arts + Culture
A Bobby Pin and a Dream
Angie Rice April 9, 2024

Words by Angie Rice. Photos by Kat Ross. Drag is one of the biggest forms of art within the queer community, including kings, queens, “freaks”...

QUEER RAGE!
In The Magazine
QUEER RAGE!
Nina Gwin April 9, 2024

Words by Alyssa Coyle, Nina Gwin, and Julie Hostetter. Photos by Nina Gwin. Exhaustion. Desperation. Wrath. Being a part of the LGBTQ+ community...

SPUNK!
Entertainment
SPUNK!
Alyssa Coyle April 8, 2024

There’s no doubt that punk grew from queer roots; according to NPR’s Guide to LGBTQIA+ Punk, the word “punk” is defined as “a person...

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