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John Forbes (Twilight Rose)

John Forbes (pseudonym Twilight Rose) was a member of the Ephermerals, a street theatre group that satirized drag and mocked heteronormative male-female roles. Forbes also contributed to numerous Canadian gay magazines, including TWO.

Names John Forbes (Main) BE [n70.33] Twilight Rose (impersonatorName) BE [n70.33] Twilight Rose (Pseudonym) BE [n70.33]
Related Pages John Forbes (Twilight Rose) on LGLC
Occupations femaleImpersonator

https://lglc.ca/event/n70.33

Columnist
1971/11 - 1973/06

https://lglc.ca/event/n71.92

Journalist
1978

https://lglc.ca/event/n75.93

Poet
1972/01/01

“Poems,” Body Politic, no. 2 (1972), p. 17

Associated People

Ron Whinton
(Coactivists and Friends)
Personal
Social
“Sara Ellen Dunlop: A Memory,” Body Politic, no. 41 (1978), p. 16

Associated Organizations Organization: Ephemerals (Founder)

BE [n70.33]

Associated Periodicals The Body Politic (Columnist)
1971/11 - 1973/06

BCDE [n71.92]

Georgia Straight (Columnist)

BE [n71.92]

The Body Politic (Journalist)
1978

BCE [n75.93]