Recognizing The Importance Of Transgender Day Of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR) is an annual observance on Nov. 20 that recognizes the members of the transgender community who have died in…
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The Reality Of Suicide Within The LGBTQ+ Community
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LGBTQ+ Students Discuss Going Home For Thanksgiving Break
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Recognizing The Importance Of Transgender Day Of Remembrance
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How Discrimination & Human Sex Trafficking Affect the LGBTQ+ Community
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LGBTQ+ Candidates Sweep The 2020 Elections In Rainbow Wave
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Pride And Power
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LGBTQ+ Must Reads Written By And For People Of Color
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Being An Ally To LGBTQ+ People Of Color
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The LGBTQ+ Community and Donald Trump
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Familiar Monsters: How Horror Intertwines With The LGBTQ+ Community
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Former Fusion Editor And Political Activist MJ Eckhouse Dies
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Why Kamala Harris Should Have LGBTQ+ Votes
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Self-Expression: Out of the Closet
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.
News
LGBTQ+ Candidates Sweep The 2020 Elections In Rainbow Wave
A historic number of openly #LGBTQ+ candidates – at least 1,006 – ran for office in primaries and other #elections this year in yet…
The LGBTQ+ Community and Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals regarding his views of the #LGBTQ+ community and what his presidency has done for it. It is…
Lifestyle
The Reality Of Suicide Within The LGBTQ+ Community
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 24, says the Trevor Project. #LGBTQ+ individuals are at higher risk…
LGBTQ+ Students Discuss Going Home For Thanksgiving Break
Many Americans view Thanksgiving as the holiday for being with family and friends while eating food and giving thanks for one another. While this…
Being An Ally To LGBTQ+ People Of Color
In the relentless year of 2020, we find ourselves in a state of reckoning with the long history of racism in the United States….
Entertainment
LGBTQ+ Must Reads Written By And For People Of Color
Literature has been used to educate, entertain and tell the stories of a group of people for thousands of years. Representation in all forms…
Familiar Monsters: How Horror Intertwines With The LGBTQ+ Community
Fear is one of humanity’s oldest emotions. Tales of the macabre and monstrous have littered the pages of folklore and literature for centuries, and…
Music In Review: Shamir
Shamir Bailey, known by the mononymous name Shamir, is a creative visionary breaking through the contemporary #music scene. The 25-year-old Philly-based artist, who is…
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Former Fusion Editor And Political Activist MJ Eckhouse Dies
Former #Fusion editor, MJ Eckhouse, died October 21. He was 29 years old. Eckhouse was a key advocate for #LGBTQ+ non-discrimination rights and protections…
Black Students At Kent State Organize Marches After Racist Incidents On Campus
Black United Students (BUS) and the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha organized a unity march on Monday to denounce racist actions that have occurred on…
Black Lives Matter: A Snapshot
Words by Angela Molina and Moira Armstrong This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in 1970, which honored the…
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Kent Transgender Woman Files to Run for State Representative
In November, Danica Roem made national headlines when she defeated Bob Marshall, a 25-year Republican incumbent, for a seat in the Virginia state legislature….
Interview: Gay Millennial Elected to Cuyahoga Falls School Board
On Tuesday, #LGBTQ candidates prevailed in state and local elections across the country. This includes Anthony Gomez, a 27-year-old deputy clerk of courts, who…
Author Mackenzi Lee Talks Literature, Labels and Ladies of History
Mackenzi Lee is a historical young adult fiction author. Her novel, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, depicts a young bisexual man, Monty,…