Lance Bass: 'I'm Gay'

In an exclusive interview, the 'NSync heartthrob reveals for the first time what he's known his whole life: He's gay

Originally posted Thursday July 27, 2006 12:00 AM EDT

"I've already gotten so much support," Bass (in L.A. July 25) says of the reaction to his coming out. "I'm so glad it's 2006." Photo by: JACK GUY

He was "The Shy One." And during the bubblegum pop craze that began in the late '90s, Lance Bass – along with his 'N Sync bandmates Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake – was a pinup boy for millions of adoring fans. But as the group rode the boy band wave – their 2000 smash, No Strings Attached, sold a record-breaking 2.4 million copies in its first week – the Mississippi-bred, Southern Baptist-reared...