Age of Acceptance: Community and Inclusion in Sue Thomson's 'The Coming Back Out Ball Movie'

Australia's attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ people have shifted dramatically over the last half-century, yet – as Sue Thomson's eye-opening documentary highlights – many of the older members of these communities face a distressing return back into the closet before entering aged care. Stephen A Russell talks to one non-binary elder who refuses to do so, and to the filmmaker who captured her and other elders' stories.

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