Arts + Social Enterprise Modelling to build sustainable and ethical growth for LGBTIQ+ Elders Dance Club: a discussion paper for All The Queen's Men

This Discussion Paper was developed through a research partnership between All The Queens Men (ATQM) and RMIT researchers: Research Assistant Dan Goronszy, Associate Professor Marnie Badham, and Dr Peta Murray across 2022. The research focused on two main projects: scoping models for sustainable development of the LGBTIQ+ Elders Dance Club and a scholarly research paper discussing the progression of the Coming Back Out Ball. The article, co-authored by Dr Peta Murray, Associate Professor Marnie Badham et al in 2022, “Birds of A Feather: On Queerness, Performance, The Coming Back Out Ball, and LGBTIQ+ Elders Dance Club” can be found in the Special issue of Australasian Drama Studies on Queer Performance, Issue 81, UNSW Sydney. This partnership builds on the participatory evaluation of the Coming Back Out Ball in 2017 and long-term relationships across the organisations.