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Simone Bell & Drew Jamison

The Honorable Simone Bell serves District 58 in Georgia’s General Assembly. She’s also the first African-American out lesbian in the nation to serve in a state House.

Recently, she sat down with seventeen-year-old Drew Jamison, a self-described lesbian activist. Their conversation took place at Youthpride, an organization serving metro Atlanta LGBTQ youth. You can occasionally hear passing traffic.

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