As a teenager, Liam Riley got used to his dad shouting homophobic slurs at the television. But a few years later, his dad’s attitude took an abrupt about-face, and he ended up fronting the tuition for Liam to go to one of the best dance schools in the Los Angeles area. It’s the kind of transformation thousands of gay kids wish their parents were strong and smart enough to make.
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“He just looked at me and was like, ‘Okay, how much is it going to cost?” he tells I’m From Driftwood. “And I was just so taken aback, I was like, ‘Oh my God, he just said I could do it….’ I thought he was going to completely blow it off and say no.”
Later in the year, when competition season came around, Liam’s dad was the very first person to come and watch him in action.
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“He saw that I had an interest and a love and a dedication for it,” Liam says, “and he was sold on that mere fact.”
Dancing aside, we have to wonder how Dad feels about Liam’s current exploits. We hope he’s continued to find acceptance.
Listen to Liam tell his story here:
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dinard38
Goodness, does this kid have any testosterone? That voice is HIGH!!!!!!
ok, ok. Sorry….i couldn’t resist. :-p
Good for you, kid. I hope this means that Liam’s dad has come around concerning his sexuality. Liam didn’t make that clear in this video.
Evji108
Saying you couldn’t resist is lame. What you said was unkind and unhelpful. Next time your heart says resist, listen to it.
silveroracle
I am glad that things turned out well for this young man.
seaguy
Dad has got to be hoping his voice deepens at some point because that voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
Terrycloth
Put a pair of headphones on a suspect in jail with this kids voice playing. After a minute he will confess just to make it stop !
bottom250
That is fabulous he reminds me of me so please sweethearts don’t mock the voice he and I have. We are proud of who we are.
crowebobby
Not to make light of this kid’s story, but his father obviously loved him if he was making sure he did his homework, showered, got to school on time, etc., etc. Indifferent father’s don’t act like that; very few fathers who love their kids would do all that. But I’m sure his father had a pretty good idea he was gay long before he asked to go to dance school. I worked with a guy who was an unrepentant Nazi; one Jew left of earth was one too many; yet he adored Allen Ginsburg whom he had known in the Greenwich Village. His father may still be disgusted by gays, but it’s overruled by his love for his son.
robho3
I wonder if his dad is proud of his career choice of being a gay porn star? And that voice omg bitch needs to get some testosterone injections
dinard38
@Evji108: whatever dude.
prin cis
Love watching him get his ass eaten/plowed over at Helix Studios but good god is his voice ever a boner killer!
AtticusBennett
young cute adult-film performer with a high-pitched voice speaks from the heart, and talks about his relationship with his dad.
insecure semi-closeted trolls mock him. i get it. he’s got a high voice, does porn, and yet has the support of his father. and you guys mocking him don’t. your miserable projections are showing.