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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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