Lance Bass: I'm gay

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It's official. I'm not surprised though – hasn't everyone suspected?

http://celebrity.aol.com/people/ataol/articles/0,26618,1219142,00.html

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:15 (twenty years ago)

That explains why he wanted to go to space!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:22 (twenty years ago)

Oh, no!

― Tape Store (Tape Store), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:24 (twenty years ago)

does this make him the first homostronaut?

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:29 (twenty years ago)

A very Michael Stipe-ish move at this point.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:30 (twenty years ago)

So, uh, any word from Fatone?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:30 (twenty years ago)

this is about as surprising as when rob halford came out!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:31 (twenty years ago)

In other news: Pope a Catholic, bear shits in woods.

― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Is this the kind of thing that comes in threes?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 16:26 (twenty years ago)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f8/ramadon/GayAlarmRichardSimmons.jpg

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 16:27 (twenty years ago)

OMG OMG OMG

― oh, wrinklepaws! (Wrinklepaws), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 17:36 (twenty years ago)

OMG OMG

― oh, wrinklepaws! (Wrinklepaws), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 17:37 (twenty years ago)

OMG

― oh, wrinklepaws! (Wrinklepaws), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 17:37 (twenty years ago)

Is he going to climb Mount Everest with Stevie Wonder?

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 17:40 (twenty years ago)

http://img.timeinc.net/people/i/2006/news/060807/lance_bass4.jpg

one down, four to go

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 17:56 (twenty years ago)

Didn't get he get caught partying in Provincetown? Isn't that what set this off?

Visiting P-Town under any circumstances (I don't care if you bring your family with you!) increases the odds that you will get the Fag Tag from the general public. They know what goes on down there!

― Cunga (Cunga), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 18:57 (twenty years ago)

I love it here on Hipinion

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 19:29 (twenty years ago)

roffle

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 19:35 (twenty years ago)

I guess admitting he's described himself as a "power bottom" is next...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 19:42 (twenty years ago)

those little bastards will do anything for sales

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 20:07 (twenty years ago)

what group was this again?

― Sir Dr. Rev. PappaWheelie Jr. II of The Third Kind (PappaWheelie 2), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 20:13 (twenty years ago)

"I back him up 100 percent." - Fatone

― Marmot 4-Tay: Hold these goddamn chickens! (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 20:16 (twenty years ago)

Nsync is teh straiht

― It's Rodney, currently unemployed! (R. J. Greene), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 20:39 (twenty years ago)

From what I've heard, Perez Hilton's been trying to out him for ages now, though it really hotted up with the being-seen-in-Provincetown etc business recently. I'm kind of... divided about this: if it's that he finally feels comfortable enough to come out and doesn't fear that revealing his sexuality will have too adverse an effect on his friends/family/etc, then it's wonderful. But I'm really uncomfortable with the forcible-outing thing, there's levels of really unpleasant invasions of privacy etc there. Still- I really hope things go right for him, he was one of my favourite members of 'nsync.

― stop moving. (cis), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 20:58 (twenty years ago)

what the fuck is a "power bottom"?

In general I approve of the forcible outing of public figures, particularly when they're people like this asshole: http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/schrock_resigns_gay_phone_sex_tapes_830.htm
Altho a popstar is kinda a different animal.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 21:06 (twenty years ago)

They know what goes on down there!

http://www.gigwise.com/artists/00010597_elton-john.jpg

― trees (treesessplode), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 21:07 (twenty years ago)

The look in Elton's eyes is chilling. He really does look like a man who's seen too much and can never go back. Goodbye Yello Brick Road, indeed.

But I'm really uncomfortable with the forcible-outing thing, there's levels of really unpleasant invasions of privacy etc there.

It's a two-way street, I think. Being a homosexual pop star is sort of like being a Christian rock band these days...if you are up front about it people are going to say that you're "Shoving it down our throats" and that it's offensive that your using it as part of your image. While if you keep it to yourself and don't make it a part of your public persona you will eventually be accused of be a "self-hating gay" or a "stealth" Christian rock band. It's very hard to please everybody in these situations.

― Cunga (Cunga), Thursday, 27 July 2006 02:06 (twenty years ago)

You're*

― Cunga (Cunga), Thursday, 27 July 2006 02:07 (twenty years ago)

in other "news", i hear j0an je++ is lesbotronic

― timmy tannin (pompous), Thursday, 27 July 2006 03:02 (twenty years ago)

He was always the gayest seeming guy from a group of guys that seemed incredibly gay. Not suprising.

― Keith White (tkeithwhite), Thursday, 27 July 2006 04:20 (twenty years ago)

can we neogiate with teh breeders, we will trade lance bass for tim mcgraw and a free agent to be named lateR?

― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 27 July 2006 04:37 (twenty years ago)

Sure, we'll even toss in Lenny Kravitz for free.

― It's Rodney, currently unemployed! (R. J. Greene), Thursday, 27 July 2006 04:44 (twenty years ago)

I always thought Justin seemed the gayest. It might've been the hairdo. When I was 13 I had a friend who looked almost exactly like Lance Bass. Last time I saw him he was surrounded by girls. Hmmm...guess that could mean anything.

― Marmot 4-Tay: Hold these goddamn chickens! (marmotwolof), Thursday, 27 July 2006 05:09 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, but Justin is also a teaser. God! Remember your Tigerbeat.

― trees (treesessplode), Thursday, 27 July 2006 05:10 (twenty years ago)

I'm beginning to wish I had fit the right age demographic when the boy band era was at its height. Think about it. You show up at these pop concerts with thousands of young women, mostly aged 12-18, and they all love these five guys on the stage. At least one of the guys is gay, another one is dating a high profile Hollywood Actress, one is married, another is devoutly religious and has promised himself to remain celibate until marriage and only one of them is engaging in an unholy orgy every night with these women. That leaves thousands of randy teenage girls with no outlet for their sexual energy. Boy band concerts would've been ideal hangouts for teenage boys, if going to a boy band concert didn't ironically make them a "fag" in the eyes of their peers. The missed opportunities!

And to top it off, all of the times teenage girls thought Lance Bass was looking at them from the stage, he was actually scoping out their boyfriends. Irony wins!

― Cunga (Cunga), Thursday, 27 July 2006 05:46 (twenty years ago)

what a surprise. the gay guy from nsync comes out as gay! OMG!

― el juan (el juan), Thursday, 27 July 2006 06:13 (twenty years ago)

Not as surprising though as Darren Hayes from Savage Garden getting married to his boyfriend.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 27 July 2006 06:46 (twenty years ago)

To be fair, Lance has never put out a gigantic coming-out record like Darren has.

― edward o (edwardo), Thursday, 27 July 2006 07:26 (twenty years ago)

he was one of my favourite members of 'nsync