V. M. Johnson
Encyclopedia
V. M. Johnson (born 1950) is a leatherwoman, activist, author and archivist who embarked on her journey in the Leather/BDSM scene in the early 1970s. A strong advocate for the necessity of preserving leather/fetish/erotic history, Johnson speaks and writes on the broad spectrum of issues that concern her and her community.
, and National Leather Association – International (NLA-I)
, and an honorary member of many other organizations.
Johnson has served as a board member of the Leather Archives and Museum
; NLA-I; and Pantheon of Leather, and as an officer of The Toolbox Technicians; T.U.L.S.A., and Leather and Lace.
She has given the keynote address and/or presented at numerous events in the United States and Canada, including (but not limited to) Leather Leadership Conferences; Boys Training Camps; Beyond Vanilla; Black Beat; JustUs – Women and Kink; Master/slave Conference; Thunder in the Mountains; Dressing For Pleasure; Black Rose
; Masters and slaves Together; Living in Leather, National Leather Association International; Lesbian Sex Mafia; WULF; Menamore LLC; and New York Women of Color.
Her keynote address at Beyond Vanilla, presented in Dallas in 2007, resulted in the formation of KinkyVoter.com, an organization dedicated to increasing the visibility and political clout of sexual minorities, and encouraging those minorities to vote.
Johnson has served as head judge or judge for Ms. World Leather, and many other contests across North America.
She has also given academic lectures at Newark State College (now Kean University), Orange Coast College, Bard College, Bryn Mawr College, Barnard College, and Oklahoma State University.
As an archivist,and past board member of The Leather Archives and Museum, {http://www.leatherarchives.org]Johnson has amassed a collection of more than 9,000 pieces of erotic fiction, non-fiction, periodicals, club histories, ephemera and travels with the Carter/Johnson Collection {http://www.leatherlibrary.org} to events across the country.
She currently lives in the Northeastern United States.
2005: Master/slave Conference Slave Heart Award
2001: Lesbian Sex Mafia Legend Award
2000: Pantheon of Leather Woman of the Year
1995: National Leather Association Lifetime Achievement Award http://www.nla-i.com/html/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=47
Biography
Johnson is a member of Tulsa Uniform Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.), Lesbian Sex Mafia (LSM)Lesbian Sex Mafia
The Lesbian Sex Mafia, founded in 1981, is an information and support group in New York City for lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, and transexual women. The group's focus is to help promote fantasy role playing, bondage, discipline, sadomasochism, fetishes, costumes, alternate gender identities,...
, and National Leather Association – International (NLA-I)
National Leather Association International
National Leather Association:International is a contemporary BDSM organization based in the United States. NLA-I is a pansexual organization with chapters all over the United States and Canada. It is an association of leather peoples with a common philosophy...
, and an honorary member of many other organizations.
Johnson has served as a board member of the Leather Archives and Museum
Leather Archives and Museum
The Leather Archives & Museum , based in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, USA, has much information and details on the beginning of the leather subculture and BDSM community...
; NLA-I; and Pantheon of Leather, and as an officer of The Toolbox Technicians; T.U.L.S.A., and Leather and Lace.
She has given the keynote address and/or presented at numerous events in the United States and Canada, including (but not limited to) Leather Leadership Conferences; Boys Training Camps; Beyond Vanilla; Black Beat; JustUs – Women and Kink; Master/slave Conference; Thunder in the Mountains; Dressing For Pleasure; Black Rose
Black Rose (BDSM organization)
Black Rose is a contemporary BDSM organization based in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in June 1987 as a support group for the BD/SM, TS and other alternative sexuality communities in the Washington, DC area. The Black Rose hosts, among other things, educational classes addressing BDSM...
; Masters and slaves Together; Living in Leather, National Leather Association International; Lesbian Sex Mafia; WULF; Menamore LLC; and New York Women of Color.
Her keynote address at Beyond Vanilla, presented in Dallas in 2007, resulted in the formation of KinkyVoter.com, an organization dedicated to increasing the visibility and political clout of sexual minorities, and encouraging those minorities to vote.
Johnson has served as head judge or judge for Ms. World Leather, and many other contests across North America.
She has also given academic lectures at Newark State College (now Kean University), Orange Coast College, Bard College, Bryn Mawr College, Barnard College, and Oklahoma State University.
As an archivist,and past board member of The Leather Archives and Museum, {http://www.leatherarchives.org]Johnson has amassed a collection of more than 9,000 pieces of erotic fiction, non-fiction, periodicals, club histories, ephemera and travels with the Carter/Johnson Collection {http://www.leatherlibrary.org} to events across the country.
She currently lives in the Northeastern United States.
Writer
Viola is the author of two books, "Dhampir: Child of the Blood" and "To Love, To Obey, To Serve: Diary of an Old Guard Slave." Her third book has a projected publication date of fall 2011.Contributing Author, Periodicals
- Bitches with Whips
- Black Leather in Color http://www.iron-rose.com/vijohnson/thoughts.htm
- Black Mistress Review http://www.darkconnections.com/history/history01.htm
- Corporal
- Dominant Mystique
- Mistress Mine
- Obeah
- Ouch
- Passion
- The (NLA-I) Link
Major Awards
2007: Black Beat Lifetime Achievement Award-
- S.W.E.A.T. Legacy Award
2005: Master/slave Conference Slave Heart Award
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- Pantheon of Leather Forebearer Award
- SouthEast LeatherFest Jack Stice Memorial Community Service Award
2001: Lesbian Sex Mafia Legend Award
2000: Pantheon of Leather Woman of the Year
1995: National Leather Association Lifetime Achievement Award http://www.nla-i.com/html/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=47
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- Pantheon of Leather Lifetime Achievement Award
See also
- BDSMBDSMBDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
- Dominance & submission (BDSM)Domination and submission (BDSM)Dominance and submission is a set of behaviors, customs and rituals involving the giving by one individual to another individual of control over them in an erotic episode or as a lifestyle....
- Servitude (BDSM)Servitude (BDSM)In BDSM, servitude refers to performing personal tasks for their dominant partner, as part of their submissive role in a BDSM relationship.In domestic servitude roles, the submissive can receive pleasure and satisfaction from performing personal services for their dominant, such as serving as a...
External links
- Vi's LiveJournal (blog)
- Viola Johnson - Iron Rose's webpage dedicated to Viola Johnson
- Colors of Leather website
- Vi Johnson webpage
- http://www.leatherlibrary.org The Carter/Johnson Library and Collection
- http://www.masterslaveconference.org/MsC2011/pages/msc11-library.html MsC Conference