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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.



Lesbians and Cats!
News
Lesbians and Cats!
Kat Ross, They/Them • April 19, 2025

Hi! My name is Kat and I’m a lesbian. As a lesbian I have noticed a lot of people in the sapphic community love and have cats as pets, I myself...

Our Story Continues: Spring 2025
In The Magazine
Our Story Continues: Spring 2025
Fusion Magazine April 18, 2025
ON STANDS NOW!
Episode 6: Born Naked. The Rest is Drag.
Podcast
Episode 6: Born Naked. The Rest is Drag.
Fusion Magazine April 16, 2025
Hi Gay! This week, Drew and Malia discuss spring break adventures and what they’ve missed since their last episode. They dish on Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and new, strange attacks on the queer population.
The Constitution of a Queer Revolution
In The Magazine
The Constitution of a Queer Revolution
Ella Reese April 16, 2025

PHOTOS: Felicity Dicken MODELS: Jacob Mariani, Steph Mossop & Rae Porach STYLISTS: Kai Daniel Capasso & Siobhán Drotleff   The...

This is Who They Voted Against
In The Magazine
This is Who They Voted Against
Sydney Stevenson, she/her • April 16, 2025

PHOTOS: Emma Thompson MODELS: Comatose, Monica Mod & Deja Snow   According to Kent-based drag queen Comatose, the two most...

Put Down the Phone, It's 2005
Photography
Put Down the Phone, It’s 2005
Ash Nolan, they/them • April 15, 2025
Sigh Swoon, an artist and digital creator based in LA, otherwise known as Gabi Abrao, tweeted on X: “if you stay off your phone, you'll realize it's still 2005 outside."
Shining a Light on Local Queer Artists
Artist Spotlights
Shining a Light on Local Queer Artists
Abbey Monty, she/her • April 14, 2025
“I have always tied so much of who I am as a person and as a designer to my queer identity – in multiple ways."
Photo of “Madonna che allatta” at the Kent State University Museum.
Arts + Culture
Kent State Professor Weaves Story in New Exhibit
Maddox Miller, Guest Writer • April 13, 2025

Threads of colored wool and cotton interweave to create the image of “Madonna che allatta.” Originally a painting of a mother breastfeeding...

Episode 5: Big Freak Data Leak
Podcast
Episode 5: Big Freak Data Leak
Fusion Magazine April 9, 2025
Hi Gay! This week, Drew and Malia discuss spring break adventures and what they’ve missed since their last episode. They dish on Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and new, strange attacks on the queer population.
Staff Picks: April 2025
Entertainment
Staff Picks: April 2025
Fusion Magazine April 4, 2025

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Episode 4: SB1, What a Drag?
Podcast
Episode 4: SB1, What a Drag?
Fusion Magazine April 3, 2025
Hi Gay! This week, Drew and Malia discuss spring break adventures and what they’ve missed since their last episode. They dish on Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and new, strange attacks on the queer population.
Beyond the Binary
Blogs
Beyond the Binary
Ivory Herman, any pronouns • April 2, 2025

For me, being nonbinary but still strongly female presenting is a daily battle. Some days it’s okay, other days I want to stab my eyes out...

Episode 3: Nachos and Poppers
Podcast
Episode 3: Nachos and Poppers
Fusion Magazine April 2, 2025
Hi Gay! This week, Drew and Malia discuss spring break adventures and what they’ve missed since their last episode. They dish on Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and new, strange attacks on the queer population.
Episode 2: And the Oscar Goes to: FUSION!
Podcast
Episode 2: And the Oscar Goes to: FUSION!
Fusion Magazine March 27, 2025
Hi Gay! This week, Drew and Malia recap what went down at the Oscars. Our hosts talk “Wicked,” “Anora” and “Emilia Perez.”
Queer Politics Catch-Up: Obergefell v. Hodges
Queer Politics Catch-Up
Queer Politics Catch-Up: Obergefell v. Hodges
Ari Collins, she/they • March 24, 2025

Lawmakers in at least nine states across the country want to undermine the right to marry for same-sex couples.    Michigan Republicans...

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