Reading & Book Signing with Rebecca Rose
Fri, Jul 28
|Steeple Green Books
Reading & Book Signing of 'Before the Parade: A History of Halifax’s Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities (1972-1984)' followed by a discussion with the author.
Time & Location
Jul 28, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Steeple Green Books, 26 E Petpeswick Rd, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS B0J 2L0, Canada
About the event
Reading & Book Signing followed by a discussion with the author at Steeple Green Books, 26 East Petpeswick Rd., on July 28th. (Admission by donation.)
Rebecca’s book Before the Parade: A History of Halifax’s Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities (1972-1984) - published by Nimbus Publishing - is a narrative non-fiction account of 1970s and 80s 2SLGB (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual) Halifax.
Rebecca Rose (she/her) is a Cape Breton-born, and Dartmouth-raised queer femme writer and activist. In 2021 Before the Parade was one of three books shortlisted for The Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award. A long-time 2SGLBTQIA+ activist, Rebecca was a founding member of Halifax's Dyke and Trans March and past Chair of the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project.