NSYNC's Lance Bass Reveals He's Gay

Liddo Annie · Post by **Liddo Annie** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:18 am

NSYNC's Lance Bass Reveals He's Gay

After years of speculation, Lance Bass has confirmed the rumors and told People magazine that he is gay.

"The thing is, I'm not ashamed — that's the one thing I want to say," the 'NSYNC singer told the mag in the issue that hits newsstands Friday. "I don't think it's wrong. I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy."

The rumors started during 'NSYNC's heyday (the group is currently on hiatus) but heated up in the last few months as he was spotted frequently with gay-rights activist and reality-TV personality Reichen Lehmkuhl, who won the $1 million prize on "The Amazing Race 4" with his former partner Chip Arndt. Lehmkuhl has since appeared on other reality shows such as "Fear Factor" and hosted a talk show on the now-defunct Q Television.

After tabloids and gossip sites started tracking Bass and Lehmkuhl's public appearances together, Lehmkuhl responded in mid-April by posting on his Web site that he likes to keep his personal life private. "As for the rumors about me and Lance, please continue to remind people that things that I do not discuss anymore, such as the private and personal relationships that I have, are just that — private — unless I choose to open up with details to my family and close friends for reasons of support and love," he wrote. "I wish people could allow that part of me for, well, just me and who I choose to share my life with and love ... and to leave it well enough alone."

Despite this wish, Bass told People that the rumors about the two being a couple were "really starting to affect my daily life," so he decided to come forward and confirm that they're in a "very stable" relationship. "Now it feels like it's on my terms. I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God, so there's nothing else that I worry about."

It also helps that Bass no longer feels compelled to hide his private life to protect his bandmates, since the band has been on hiatus for four years. When 'NSYNC was in full swing, he worried that coming out would hurt the band. "I didn't know: Could that be the end of 'NSYNC?" he told People. "So I had that weight on me of, like, 'Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it's bad.' So I just never did ... I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said [that I was gay], it would overpower everything."

"He took years to really think about how he was going to tell everyone," Joey Fatone told People. "I back him up 100 percent."

Bass and Fatone, who was the first 'NSYNC bandmate Bass told about being gay, are currently developing a hybrid reality/comedy show tentatively titled "Out of Sync" in which they would star as a modern-day "Odd Couple," with Bass as the fussy Felix character and Fatone as the slob, Oscar.

— Jennifer Vineyard

Credit: MTV News

for ever boyband that there is.. at least one has to be gay

Post by **SetoTK** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:10 am

for every boybadn no less than 100% is gay, there ain't a straight boy band out there in the western world,

no male can reach those girlish notes without being short in the trousers

Post by **froggyboy604** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:43 am

Lance Bass is he the member of nsync who wanted to go into space? I wonder if he had a crushed on one of the other nsync members when they were together.

Liddo Annie · Post by **Liddo Annie** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:48 am

^yeah i think he was the same guy, but i always thought it was some guy nam,ed Chris..

i wonder if him and justin got something goin on *cough*ahem*

Post by **froggyboy604** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:16 pm

random fact, about lance bass. I was watching Electric playground some videogame show, and he said he was good at dancing video games "DDR" and karaoke videogames " karaoke revolution."

Liddo Annie · Post by **Liddo Annie** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:08 pm

Karaoke Revoloution i wouldn't be surprised the guy can sing and he was in a boy band. DDR eh i wouldn't be surprised either since he has to sing and dance at the same time. Joy.

But yeah, i wouldn't be surprised if i found out some one in 98 degrees was gay.

babydorkee · Post by **babydorkee** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:38 pm

haha wow this news is up in everyyy forum that im in. haha yea im not really surprise that he is gay