Sonia Johnson

Sonia and Terry

This is an interview with Sonia Johnson the day after her workshop in Vancouver. She talks about patriarchal reversal, the concept of “men in power”, and the community she intends to build in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A reading follows the interview, from Lesbian Bedtime Stories by Terry Goodrow.
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Date of interview: 
November 25, 1989
Interviewee: 
Sonia Johnson
Interviewer: 
Louise Hutchinson
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Audio
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English
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Third-party permission and agreement to CC BY-NC 4.0 license obtained from Vancouver Co-op Radio.
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Community

Topic: Community

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Activism and Social Justice

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Sonia

Sonia Johnson gives a workshop followed by a group discussion on how the patriarchy influences assumptions about relationships (even lesbian ones), and something she calls the Relationship Belief System (RBF). She talks about how relationships are a created concept implying ownership, instead of being intimate as free individuals.
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Collection: 
Date of interview: 
November 25, 1989
Interviewee: 
Sonia Johnson
Interviewer: 
Louise Hutchinson
Format: 
Audio
Language: 
English
Place of interview: 
Rights: 
Third-party permission and agreement to CC BY-NC 4.0 license obtained from Vancouver Co-op Radio.
Restrictions: 
None
Topics: 

Sex and Relationships

Topic: Sex and Relationships

Content includes significant discussion of all matters related to sex, sexuality, and relationships (other than familial relationships with parents or children), including: friendships; marriage; divorce; relationship models, etc.

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