The Coming Back Out Salon

The Coming Back Out Salon is a spectacular celebration for the whole LGBTQIA+ community.

This concert features The Sydney Youth Orchestra, Robyn Archer, Deborah Cheetham, Paul Capsis, Nana Miss Koori, Tina Del Twist, Giugno Jones, The Huxleys, Nefertiti LaNegra, Dollar Bin Darlings, Tristan Meecham and Sydney Pride Dance Championships.

An afternoon tea dance for the whole LGBTQIA+ community to gather alongside our LGBTQIA+ elders to eat, drink, dance, reminisce and dream together into the future.

The Coming Back Out Salon is designed to be a gift; one that acknowledges the resilience of this community, a gift of visibility to older LGBTQIA+ people who have lived through it all and a safe space for those elders just discovering themselves.

The event is inspired by growing research around isolation and loneliness experienced by LGBTQIA+ elders. In Australia, these elders have lived through times when being LGBTQIA+ could result in imprisonment, enforced medical ‘cures’, loss of employment and rejection by family and friends. For many, impending old age has meant going back into the closet, for fear of being deprived of companionship and quality care when they need it most.

After presenting The Coming Back Out Salon internationally, All The Queens Men are proud to present the NSW premiere as the opening event at Sydney WorldPride.

The Coming Back Out Salon is produced and presented by All The Queens Men for Sydney WorldPride in association with ACON and the Love Project. Supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government Initiative, Create NSW and City of Sydney.

Credits:
Created and Produced by All The Queens Men
Artistic Directors: Tristan Meecham and Bec Reid
Designer: Jonathan Oxlade
Lighting: Ben (Bosco) Shaw
Creative Producer: Anna Pidgeon
Video: Logan Mucha
Photography: Bryony Jackson ATQM

Production Manager: Emma Bedford