The Georgia Voice recently interviewed Mary Anne Bobinski, the first female and LGBTQ person to lead Emory Law. She discussed her past experience as a dean and also her connection to Atlanta. "I began researching and writing on HIV/AIDS during law school and, in fact, secured funding from my law school to attend an early conference on HIV counseling and testing led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," Bobinski said. She views advancing human rights as an important commitment. "In my own life, I have seen how lawyers, law professors, and community activists played such important roles in advancing legal protections for people with HIV infection and in promoting equality for the LGBTQ community," she said. "Atlanta's history provides so many inspiring examples of this approach."