Dahron Anneliese Johnson

A Transgender Hospice Chaplain's Story | Leaving My Echo Chamber

May Newsletter, Metro Human Relations Commission

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)

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

No Kings 3: "The Public Welfare Requiring It" (28.Mar.26)

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)

Bill tracking trans procedures passes House

TN bill requires gender transition procedures be reported to state

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)

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)

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

WSJ: Trump-Era Trans Rights Rollback, But "Change is Hard to Put Back in the Bottle"

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

Michelle Flynn Substack Interview: 2025 Inspiration with Chaplain Dahron Anneliese 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

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

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

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

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

Compass Knox: Preparing to Fight--Local and state LGTBQ advocates are gearing up...; Dec 2022 (may be paywalled)

Tennessee Equality Project "Get Out And Vote" PSA, Nov 2022

WKRN Channel 2 Tennessee Politics Update with Chris O'Brien, August 2022

WKRN Channel 2 Nashville Update with Alex Denis, June 2022

Memphis 24 ABC Tennessee Politics Update with Rebecca Butcher, April 2022

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

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