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Lance Bass -- Out of the Closet

Lance Bass says he's gay and in a stable relationship with a reality show star.

Lance & Reichen: Click to watch

Over the last few months, TMZ shot video of Bass and "Amazing Race" winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, and although there was a buzz the two were a couple, they went to considerable lengths not to be seen in the same shot. In one video, as they walked through a park in New York together and saw the cameras, they immediately separated.

Now, Bass reveals to People he is indeed gay and in a "very stable" relationship with Lehmkuhl.

Bass told People that he feared coming out while he was in the boy band 'N Sync because he felt "it would overpower everything."

The 27-year-old Bass, a Baptist, has already told his friends and his "shocked" family, according to the magazine.

Bass now says he's at peace with himself.




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181. Good job Lance! Justin, it's your turn.

Posted at 1:52PM on Jul 31st 2006 by Arteejay

182. I heard last week on "Good day L.A" that Michael Jordan was caught in the Park with a stranger. "Good Day " went to a commercial break and I never got the scoop. That was all I heard. Just who was he caught with?

Posted at 6:50PM on Aug 1st 2006 by Amelia Najera

183. I'M HAPPY FOR HIM!!! NOW I NEED TO DO THE SAME THING...........PEOPLE.......I'M GAY!!! WELL THAT IS A START......

Posted at 4:51PM on Aug 2nd 2006 by mr joe

184. lance bass is my favorite i love you lance bass am a lance bass fan

Posted at 4:54PM on Aug 4th 2006 by aideen oneill

185. i love lance bass

Posted at 4:56PM on Aug 4th 2006 by aideen oneill

186. bet eminem would be grinnin 4rm ear 2 ear now.hey i wonder who else is gay in these boy bands.come on guys,'fess up.

Posted at 7:58AM on Aug 8th 2006 by oke

187. I am very disturbed right now. I have lived my life serving others. Doing the best I can by them. I feel helpless that I can't make people see what being gay is really like. It's not something I chose. I hate being gay for the simple fact that some people hate "the lifestyle". I did not chose this for myself. I have finally came to terms that I am gay. I want to be happy. I honestly think that since I am gay, and do not fit the stereotype, that I was meant to be gay to spread tolerance and acceptance to people. I know that I was born this way, I have always known that I was gay. There is NOTHING I can do about it, and I DO deserve to be happy. There is not a sinful or evil bone in my body. Do you realize how many people commit suicide because they know they ar gay and don't want to be. They can't do anything about it, so they see no other way out. I just find all of this judgement and criticism to be ridiculous. Reminds me of why people are killing eachother daily overseas. Because of beliefs from religious backgrounds, yeah.. religion believed so deeply that they kill one another. People are going to have to realize and maybe wake up and not live life by a book, that they don't even know who wrote for sure. God is real, there is One God, and he doesn't judge regardless. He's accepting and merciful. He looks at each persons life and sees what good they have done and hopes that they find love and spreads that love and acceptance. I know that for myself. He's not going to condemn you to hell for finding love with somoene of the same sex. That's absurd. Love is the most amazing thing we have ever been given, so maybe try and find that in yourself.

Posted at 11:21AM on Aug 12th 2006 by Bryce

188. Just out of curiousity Andrew - I see that you are pretty involved with striking back at the moronic comments. Just wondering if you do anything to bring positive awareness to the views of homosexuality. Get back to me if you can.

Posted at 11:42AM on Aug 12th 2006 by Bryce

189. Wow, now Lance Bass and I have something in common, we both came out during the same year! LOL!!

My gaydar sucks pretty bad, but I guess I could see why he was always construed as being gay. Well, alls I can say is that I'm glad he has come to our side!!

Posted at 3:24PM on Aug 13th 2006 by Nick Fisher

190. This no shock to anyone who is gay. WE KNEW ALL THE TIME!!!!! When do we get to see the home videos? I get hard just thinking about it!!!

Posted at 2:01PM on Aug 14th 2006 by kenny

191. An endless number of comments and most of them support that he has finally slithered out from under the closet door. He is not normal, he is a fudgepacker. Normal men don't look at other men and think "Wow I would like to get in his pants", that is just plain sick. This poor bastage doesn't have a clue what life is about or how he would have gotten here if his dad had been packing some other guy's butt.

Posted at 4:52PM on Aug 21st 2006 by Horatio Ready

192. I called him out YEARS ago. It was so obvious. Why is anyone surprised by this? YAWN

Posted at 4:42PM on Aug 22nd 2006 by Charlie

193. nancy loves lance bass.she will allways love him no matter what happens.come see nancy nsync too.

Posted at 8:47AM on Aug 23rd 2006 by nancy

194. Thinking that gay is wrong is not homophobic...its called morality. Nature itself says homosexuality is wrong...have you ever seen gay animals? I don't think I need to be graphic with exactly what gay means...but it is obvious that is not they way it is supposed to be. If anyone is homophobic, it is those who want to name call someone who actually has a moral standard. It is true, it is his business, he has to make the bed he sleeps in (no pun intended)...and, he may be at peace with himself...but that won't matter in the end...what will matter is what God thinks. The only reason Christians say anything about being gay is because we care enough to at least try and warn those that they, like all of us, will have to give an account to God in the end, and what He says will go and believe you me, there will be no public opinion considered in the mattter.

Posted at 3:05PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by This one

195. #135, Nancy, I'm so happy for you that you chose to be straight. God made you just the way you are, and you chose to be straight. What a wonderful God! He's in His heaven and all's right with the world.

Posted at 3:44PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by rtl

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