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.

Arts + Culture

OMEGA: An Intergalactic Celebration of Identity

Georgie Shinn, she/her • June 10, 2025

Last month, Kent State’s Alpha Psi Omega (APO) chapter hosted their annual drag competition: OMEGA. APO is the National Theatre Honor Society...

Sex + Relationships

Older Queer Couples Share Stories and Offer Advice to the Younger Generation

Cate Katigbak, she/her • May 7, 2025

While queer representation has been growing in the media, queer people in the midwest still struggle to find representation in everyday life,...

Lifestyle

Intergenerational Queer Wisdom

Ivory Herman, any pronouns • May 4, 2025

Being a 20-year-old living in a world where the president wants my partner and me to be dead is scary, but by talking to people within the community...

Podcast

Episode 8: End of an Era: Goodnight Gay

Fusion Magazine • April 30, 2025

Hi Gay! To wrap up this season of the Fusion Podcast, we’re bringing on some special guests! Drew and Malia welcome members of Fusion’s staff — Alex Miller, Sprout Dickerson, Emma Thompson, Ivory Herman and Ari Collins – to the pod to celebrate the spring issue and talk about experiences working with Fusion.

Podcast

Episode 7: Sounds and Haptics

Fusion Magazine • April 28, 2025

Hi Gay! This week Drew and Malia talk Coachella and address comments and concerns from listeners. They also found a soundboard.

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...

In The Magazine

Our Story Continues: Spring 2025

Fusion Magazine • April 18, 2025

This issue is a celebration of queer resilience and community throughout time. In the face of challenges, we stand together, unwavering. ON STANDS NOW!

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.

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...

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...

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."

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...

Podcast

Episode 5: Big Freak Data Leak

Fusion Magazine • April 9, 2025

Entertainment

Staff Picks: April 2025

Fusion Magazine • April 4, 2025

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