Background: they grew up in a poor neighborhood with both their parents, when they came out at 15 as gay it was hard for his parents to except him at first but they eventually came through
Family: Valerie Bethanie Hamilton-his mother, is a journalist which is where he got his love for writing from
Ray Eugene Hamilton-his father, is a chef
Natalie Sophie Hamilton- their older sister, is a legal secretary whom they have a great relationship with
