Luke Williams

Luke Edison Williams is an American television personality. He was a cast member on The Real World: New York, the first season of The Real World.

Life
Williams was born on March 11 in x|Sacramento, California to parents Frank and Jane Williams (née Baehr). His father works in publishing and is of primarily x|English origin, while his mother is a nurse of x|German and x|Austrian descent. Williams is the elder of two children; his younger sister is Sabrina.

Williams attended private schooling, graduating from x|Sacramento Country Day School, where he played varsity lacrosse. When he was 13, his parents divorced after his mother came out as a lesbian. This experience led Williams to begin embracing homophobia, however he eventually came around and accepted his mother by the time he got to high school. He has since become a strong ally for the LGBT community. After finishing high school, Williams enrolled in the x|University of California, Davis, graduating with his degree a economics.

Biography
''Luke was born in Sacramento to a white-picket-fence, all-American nuclear family. Growing up, he was a well-rounded child, excelling academically, athletically, and socially. However, tragedy struck when he was thirteen years old, and his parents announced that they'd be getting divorced so his mother could pursue a relationship with a woman. Following this, Luke went on a homophobic streak and recalled never wanting to speak with his mother ever again; but as he matured, he came to accept his mother for who she is, and is now extremely close with her new wife. Since then, Luke has become a supporter for LGBT rights and wishes to meet new and interesting people during his experiences in New York.''