State’s rejection of HIV prevention money is ‘significant’ loss to some Memphis groups
Memphis-based LGBTQ rights advocates stand outside a General Assembly hearing room on Tuesday, Jan. 31. From left: OUTMemphis youth advocate Vaniel Simmons, OUTMemphis trans services specialist Jenna Lee Dunn, UTHSC assistant professor of nursing Lacretia Carroll, OUTMemphis executive director Molly Quinn and Advocates for Immigrant Rights executive director Casey Bryant. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to reject federal funding for HIV prevention is a “debilitating and destabilizing move for our organization,” said OUTMemphis’ executive director.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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