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Lance Bass: 'I'm Gay'

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

After training in '02, Bass lost his chance to launch into space when his sponsors couldn't come up with the $20 million fee. Photo by: AVANTIS / ZUMA

What do you want readers to take away from reading this?
I want people to take from this that being gay is a norm. That the stereotypes are out the window. Being who I am and living my life the last few years and not hiding it, I've met so many people like me that it's really encouraged me. I kind of call them the SAGs – the straight-acting gays. We're just normal, typical guys. I love to watch football and drink beer.

Do you see kids in your future?
Definitely. I'm a family guy, so I would love to have a family; I would love to find that perfect person to have a family with. There are so many kids out there that need to be adopted and need good homes. I definitely want to have my own but I also want to adopt for sure. I think it's very important to find these kids homes.

You seem very at peace.
I am. People always say, "Are you gay?" and I say, "No, I'm also gay." It's one of the many things that make up me. It's something I've dealt with for a very long time. I was in a boy band. I'm used to people talking about me. It's the people around me that I don't want it to affect. But just seeing how my family has reacted, and everyone else, it just makes me so happy.