Dahron Anneliese Johnson

Dahron Anneliese Johnson has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in April 2021. The social media accounts linked to from Dahron Anneliese Johnson are: • Instagram • TikTok • LinkedIn • Bluesky Besides social media accounts, DJcontraption has populated their site with: • INTERVIEW (Part 2): "Coming Out & Beyond" Podcast w/Anne-Marie Zanzal--Finding a Self I Couldn't Name: Part 2- Dahron Johnson's Story of Learning to Trust Her Inner Voice • INTERVIEW (Part 1): "Coming Out & Beyond" Podcast w/Anne-Marie Zanzal--Finding a Self I Couldn't Name, Part I: Dahron Johnson on Faith, Advocacy, & Making Room for Us • WSMV: TN lawmaker, activists split after Supreme Court upholds ban on trans girls in school sports--TEP Statement expresses disappointment, sounds alarm for increased discrimination (30.June) • WZTV: Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans, leaving Tennessee law in place--Trans Athlete Perspective About Increased Concerns Arising From Ruling (30.June) • WKRN: Report on SCOTUS upholds transgender athletes ban--interview against expressing concern, disappointment, hope (30.June) • Vanderbilt University Will Stop Providing Gender-Affirming Surgeries to Trans Adults | Them • 'A thousand excuses:' LGBTQ+ community reacts to Vanderbilt's transgender surgery end • Trans Tennesseans react to Vanderbilt University Medical Center stopping gender-affirming surgeries • Vanderbilt To Drop Major Gender-Affirming Surgeries For Trans Adults • Vanderbilt Flinches... • Nashville Banner: Transgender health care cuts at Vanderbilt Medical Center • Nashville Scene: LGBTQ Programs at VUMC Gutted by Latest Layoffs • Tennessee Lookout: Nashville LGBTQ+ community leaders Decry Layoffs at VUMC Office Supporting Access to Care • Vanderbilt Hustler: Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health lays off 5 staff members, Trans Buddy Program halted - The Vanderbilt Hustler • Tennessean: VUMC 'stepped back instead of standing up,' Metro Nashville Council's LGBTQ Caucus says • TN Transgender Task Force: Letter to Community w/Open Letter to VUMC Leadership • Tennessee Equality Project: Advocating for LGBTQIA+ Tennesseans for 20 Plus Years--Write, Call, Step Out, SPEAK UP! • A Transgender Hospice Chaplain's Story | Leaving My Echo Chamber • Senate Bill 676 passes despite concerns over transgender rights - Nashville Banner • Rally against TN bill requiring gender transition procedures be reported to state • May Newsletter, Metro Human Relations Commission • Transgender data bill moves closer to law in Tennessee | Advocate.com • Tennessee Senate Approves Trans Health Data Tracking Bill - Metro Weekly • Legislature Passes Bill to Track Trans Health Care Data | Pith in the Wind | Nashville News | nashvillescene.com • Southern Christian Coalition: Statement on Special Session To Redraw TN'S Congressional Districts in the Wake of Louisiana v. Callais • The Queen's Table w/Vivica Steele - Episode 54: Chaplain Dahron Johnson (Acme Radio Live; April 2026 rec/May26 Broadcast) • WSMV: Lawsuit against Williamson County Schools over class (counterpoint quoted) • Tennessean: Parents sue Williamson County Schools over trans student (comment quoted) • WXNA: Ashley Crownover & Chaplain Dahron Anneliese Johnson Talk Re-districting with: State Senator Heidi Campbell; TIRRC Votes Executive Director Lisa Sherman Luna; and Alisha Haddock of NOAH Nashville • This Is Nashville: State legislative wrap-up: Immigration, vouchers and preemption | WPLN News (30.Apr.26) • Grief & Life Transitions with Dahron Anneliese Johnson • The High Table With David Suddeth: Introducing Dahron Johnson... (03.April.26) • First UU, Nashville: "Questioning the Questions To Which the Answer Is" (29.March.26) • No Kings 3: "The Public Welfare Requiring It" (28.Mar.26) • Proposal to bring $15M in safety upgrades to downtown Nashville receives mixed reactions • Safety or surveillance? $15M downtown Nashville plan sparks debate (News Channel 5, 01.Dec.25) • Michele Flynn: Thursday's (26.March) Bills, Committee Highlights, Chaplain Dahron Johnson & NO KINGS • WPLN News: Bill to track transgender Tennesseans passes the House (26.March.26) • Discussion During Announcements Regarding MOU Between Downtown Partnership and City Re. $15 Million State "Safety" Grant; 12/01/25 Metro Human Relations Commission • Bill tracking trans procedures passes House • TN bill requires gender transition procedures be reported to state • Ceremony honoring unclaimed veteran held in Pegram, TN • NO to Tennessee's HB754, the big gender data grab - YouTube • Is the Tennessee State Legislature Trying To Divide Us? - City Cast Nashville • WBBJ TV: Tennessee lawmakers consider bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights (Ryan Hodges) • Tennessee Tribune: Legislation against LGBTQIA+ discussed and passed in the Tennessee House (Logan Langlois) • TESTIMONY (11.Feb.26): In Opposition to HB1666, Before TN House Public Service Subcommittee • INTERVIEW w/Michele Flynn-Fly your PRIDE Flag at TEP's LGBTQIA+ Day on the Hill: Come on Out! • RICH TEXT Substack: NOAH's Protest Today Against Police Equipment Bills & Why That's HUGE (15.Jan.26) • Nashville Banner: Gino Bulso submits anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in TN (Counterpoint/Perspective Offered; 08.Jan.26; Sarah Grace Taylor) • TN Equality Project: Newly Proposed HHS Rules on Gender-Affirming Care Sound Sadly Familiar (Jan 2026) • 16.Dec.25 Invocation Prayer for Nashville City Council • Southern Christian Coalition at Nashville No Kings: Hammers, Bells, & Songs to Sing • The Contributor: Q&A with Dahron Anneliese Johnson; Reporter—Judy Tackett (13.Nov.25) • Tennessee Equality Project: Taking Apart the TN Supermajority Legislatures Anti-Trans Sports Policy & Rhetoric, Part 2 • Metro Human Relations Commission: Statement on LGBTQ+ History Month/National Coming Out Day, 11.Oct.25 • WXNA: PsychoBabble with Edward Brinson, 03.Oct.25--#AllTheThings • The Roundabout: government shutdown, a special election, BNA traffic | WPLN News • Tennessee Equality Project: "Let's Talk About Sports"--Legislative History & Analysis • A conversation with Dahron Johnson, co-chair of Tennessee Equality Project | TLO Wilson County • WXNA: "très bien"--guest of guest host Jonathan Marx, 30.Aug.25 (link is to archived show) • Tennesseean: Trump admin directs Tennessee to censor... (03.Sept.25) (counterpoint quoted) • Tennessee Equality Project: "Bullying our Children with the Binary"--Legislative History & Analysis • Kilmar Abrego Garcia free from Tennessee jail and 'en route to his family in Maryland' • Lightning 100: Community Corner - Chaplain Dahron Anneliese Johnson • WSJ: Trump-Era Trans Rights Rollback, But "Change is Hard to Put Back in the Bottle" • ABC24 Memphis: Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Decision on Gender-affirming Care for Minors, But We Can't Forget "Community Comes From Within" • Listening to America: Transgender athletes in women’s sports • Southern Christian Coalition: "Cost Arguments Are Moral Decisions" • WXNA: PsychoBabble with Edward Brinson (04.April.25) • Nashville Pride: On "Feeling/Seen"--Community Trans Day of Visibility • Tennessee Equality Project: Dahron Johnson Talks With Finn Shelp-Peck On Trans Day of Visibility About Their Statewide Community Needs/Health Assessment Results • The Tennessean: We Four Diverse Tennesseans Unite Behind the Goal of Ending Divisive Politics | Opinion • Testimony: Speaking Against SB936 before the TN Senate Judiciary Committee; 18.Mar.25 • Nashville Scene: Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Passes House; Protests as Republicans limit debate; 18.Mar.25 • First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville; Sermon: "Who You LIstening To?" 16.Mar.25 • Metro Human Relations Commission: Announcement/Comment on "Guardrails" & Surveillance; 03.Mar.25 • City Cast Nashville: Interview--"How The TN GOP’s ‘Slate of Hate’ Could Impact Nashville" • The Tennessean (14.Feb.25): TN bill to allow public schools to hire chaplains amid debate over religion and education • Southern Christian Coalition: Statement Against Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislation and Voucher Vote • Nashville Fox 17: (Counterpoint) Riley Gaines continues to push for ending trans participation in women's sports • Southern Christian Coalition: Statement Against TN Private School Voucher Plan • Over 100 Sign TEP ‘Freedom Together’ Statement – The Tennessee Tribune • Nashville Fox 17: (Comment) TN resolution on Riley Gaines passes but not before heated exchange • NewsChannel 5: Athletes hold demonstration outside NCAA conference...s • Nashville Fox 17: TN athletes plead with NCAA to end trans athlete participation . . . • Michelle Flynn Substack Interview: 2025 Inspiration with Chaplain Dahron Anneliese Johnson • WKRN: Tennessee Equality Project & Tennessee businesses send statement to General Assembly • Wilco IRIS: Mentor Monday with Dahron Johnson • New York Times: For Families of Transgender Children, Tennessee’s Ban Forces Hard Choices • Edgehill UMC Nashville: "Hope:Alert"--Magnify--Mary’s Magnificat and the Marvelous Women of Advent • AutismTN—Parent Perspectives Panel: Support & Self Care, Exploring Autistic Life and Culture • Tennessee trans community gathers amidst political tension - Nashville Banner • Reflection: 2024 Nashville Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience • The ‘Nightmarish’ Voting Hurdles Faced by Transgender Americans • WPLN "This Is Nashville:" Profile Highlights of the Year • "What Difference Does Your Difference Make?": Guest Preaching at The Table Nashville; Welcome to Open Seating: Good Food for Hungry Folks. This service is LGBTQ+ centered and affirming • How Tennessee, Idaho and Utah became ground zero for America’s anti-trans movement • A Christian Adoption Agency Resists the Rise in Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws • "Unity? What Unity?" Guest Preacher at Pleasant Hill Community Church (UCC)--Guest Preacher, 23.Jun.24 • Pride 2024: A Conversation With Two of This Year’s Pride Parade Grand Marshals • Please Join Us!: Pride Ecumenical Service Thursday, June 20, 7 p.m. • Nashville Pride announces 2024 parade Grand Marshals, key award recipients • MTSU LGBT Plus Conference Celebrates Advocacy and Achievement at Awards Dinner - Connect • The Advocate: Trans chaplain speaks to Tennessee legislature as Republicans try to erase people like her; Christopher Wiggins (22.Mar.24) • Glitz & Giving: HRC Nashville Gala Honors Cassadee Pope, Dahron Johnson • Statement on TN SB1738 for Southern Christian Coalition • Tennessee Equality Project: Testimony before TN House Health Subcommittee Against HB2816 • Tennessee Poor People's Campaign: "Forward Together; Not One Step Back!" • WPLN'S "This is Nashville" Profile: Dahron Anneliese Johnson • Tennessee Equality Project: Vigil for Nex Benedict • The Intersection ONA Episode 8: A Conversation with Trans Rights Activist Dahron Johnson • Poor People's Campaign Press Conference • ‘We cannot be silenced’: Tennessee Equality Project hosts vigil for transgender Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict - The Vanderbilt Hustler • AP (via PBS News Hour): Some states seek to deny transgender and nonbinary people's rights by legally defining sex • TRANSMISSION on WXNA: Hosted by Jonathan Marx w/Rev. Wesley King & Chaplain Dahron Johnson; 29.Jan.24 • WATCH: Transgender woman becomes first to pray on Tennessee House floor • Reflection/Brief Essay: Light & Joy, Life & Flags • Southern Christian Coalition Special Session Press Conference: A Reply to the Question: "What would you say to those who feel their prayers went unanswered by this session?" • Southern Christian Coalition Press Conference: Close of Special Session • Southern Christian Coalition, Special Session Opening Press Conference • Tennesseean, Special Session Running Coverage & Updates (Kirsten Fiscus, Diana Leyva, Melissa Brown, Vivian Jones, Angele Latham, Liam Adams); 21-22.Aug.23 • WPLN: Southern pastors link arms in prayer as Tennessee lawmakers convene (Blaise Gainey); 21.Aug.23 • L'Obs: "United States, the transphobic offensive: “In the trans community, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have an escape plan” (Sarah Halifa-Legrand); 28.July.23 • WBIR Knoxville: World cycling’s governing body changes cycling rules for transgender athletes (Vinay Simlot); 17.July.23 • Brookmeade Congregational UCC Worship 7.2.23: A Close to Pride Month Service • Knoxville Compass: Cycling Championships Prompt Protests Over USAC Gender Policies; 22.Jun.23 • Bicycling Magazine: Protests Against Trans Athletes Are Anticipated at USAC Road Nats (Micah Ling); 21.Jun.23 • Tennessee Pride Chamber: Nominee, Advocate of the Year: 2023 Pride in Business Awards • Stay or go? Why families of trans kids face an uncertain future in Tennessee - National | Globalnews.ca • Trauma Informed Educators Network Podcast with Mathew Portell: Episode 84 (20.Apr.23) • TN House Education Administration Committee (12.Apr.2023): Testimony Against HB306 • Visible Vocal Vibrant Panel: A Quick Summary • NPR All Things Considered; Melissa Block, National Desk: Advocates fear escalation, 31.Mar.23 • Mourner's Walk Nashville: Song, Welcome, Open Prayer • Testimony Against HB306; TN HB306 House Education Administration Committee; 22.Mar.23 • Out-FM/WBAI Panel w/Equality Federation, TN Trans Task Force, & TN Equality Project • Channel 9 WTVC Chattanooga w/Jaclyn Davis: "New Tennessee bill--Gender at birth to be listed on drivers licenses" • Boston Globe: Understanding the Intersectionality of Hate (Renee Graham); 07.Mar.23 • New York Times, 05.Mar.23: Tennessee Law Limiting ‘Cabaret’ Shows Raises Uncertainty • AP News: Tennessee pushes to define 'sex,' could risk federal funding; 01.Mar.23 • Testimony Against HB239; TN House Civil Justice Committee; 01.March.23 • News Channel 5 Capitol Update with Hannah McDonald; Speaking Against Passage of Bill Banning Minors from Gender-affirming Medical Care; 23.Feb.23 • Testimony Against HB306, House K-12 Education Subcommittee; 21.Feb.23 • 15.April.23: Tennessee's LGBTQ Community Rallies as State Pushes Forward on Banning Drag Shows in Public • Testimony Against HB9, TN House Criminal Justice Committee; 14.Feb.2023 • Human Rights Campaign/Inclusion TN "Have a Heart" Rally; Nashville, TN; 14.Feb.23 • Purported pain, dismissive politics • Tennessee Lookout • PSA for Tennessee Equality Project: Ways to Get Involved This Legislative Session; Jan 2023 • Compass Knox: Preparing to Fight--Local and state LGTBQ advocates are gearing up...; Dec 2022 (may be paywalled) • WKRN Channel 2 State Capitol Update w/Chris O'Brien Nov 22 • Inclusion Tennessee Candlelight Vigil In Honor And In Solidarity With Those Killed & Injured In the Colorado Springs Club Q Shootings, Nov 2022 • Tennessee Equality Project "Get Out And Vote" PSA, Nov 2022 • NewsChannel 5 Continuing Coverage with Chris Davis, September 2022 • WKRN Channel 2 Capitol News Update with Chris O'Brien, September 2022 • WKRN Channel 2 Tennessee Politics Update with Chris O'Brien, August 2022 • MorningLine on Channel 5+ with Nick Beres, Part 1 • MorningLine on Channel 5+ with Nick Beres, Part 2 • MorningLine on Channel 5+ with Nick Beres, Part 3 • MorningLine on Channel 5+ with Nick Beres, Part 4 • WKRN Channel 2 Nashville Update with Alex Denis, June 2022 • Out & About Nashville on Channel 5+ with Pam Wheeler, Part 1 • Out & About Nashville on Channel 5+ with Pam Wheeler, Part 2 • Out & About Nashville on Channel 5+ with Pam Wheeler, Part 3 • Memphis 24 ABC Tennessee Politics Update with Rebecca Butcher, April 2022 • OpenLine on Channel 5+ with Carrie Sharp, Part 1 • OpenLine on Channel 5+ with Carrie Sharp, Part 2 • OpenLine on Channel 5+ with Carrie Sharp, Part 3 • OpenLine on Channel 5+ with Carrie Sharp, Part 4 • WKRN Channel 2 Politics Update with Gerald Harris, April 2022 • WPLN General Assembly Update with Blaise Gainey On Anti-Trans Bills April 2022 • News Channel 5 State Politics Update with Kyle Horan, April 2022 (plays after ad) • Testimony Before the Tennessee House Civil Justice Committee - Mar 30th, 2022 • Testimony Before the Tennessee Senate Education Committee - Mar 29th, 2022 • Testimony Before the Tennessee House Education Administration Committee - Mar 16th, 2022 • The Tennessee Holler Update--Comment on Being Bypassed for Scheduled Testimony to the Tennessee House Subcommittee on Higher Education--08.Mar.22 • Invocation, Metro Nashville City Council Meeting (Guest of Emily Benedict), 07.Dec.21 • 2021 Nashville Transgender Day of Remembrance • Preaching for Pentecost at Brookmeade United Church of Christ (Nashville, TN)--First Time in Pulpit since Transition • Kristeligt Dagblad: "Pawns in America's new cultural struggle" (Anne Alling) • Them.US: Tennessee’s New Anti-Trans Sports Law Is Already a Total Disaster (Nico Lang) • Vanderbilt News Report on "Black Trans Prayer Book" Event, February 2021 • 2020 Nashville Transgender Day of Remembrance • People & Perspectives: Dahron Johnson - Facets of Conversation