# Lance Bass comes out of the closet on the cover of People **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094 "2006-07-26T15:24:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LemonPledge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@LemonPledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LemonPledge)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/21 "2006-07-26T17:14:48Z")
Dog Bites Man ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/22 "2006-07-26T17:26:06Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Hey, he’s dating Reichen, of Reichen and Chip, of _The Amazing Race_! [/QUOTE] Huh. I always thought he was cute, and was great on _The Amazing Race_. Lance Bass to me, however, looks an awful lot like [David Gest](http://espn.go.com/i/magazine/new/bracket_guest.jpg) who (in)famously was married to Liza Minelli for about five minutes. Colour Lance Bass’s hair dark, give him a few years, and hey, presto, David Gest. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/23 "2006-07-26T17:34:59Z")
Lance?!? NO! OH MY GOD!!! _runs off screaming_ In other news, the Pope is still doing healthy business in the woods and bears are attending Mass. News at eleven. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/24 "2006-07-26T17:41:50Z")
[QUOTE=Clockwork And Candy] Oh, dear. I’d better be put on a suicide watch then. [/QUOTE] You misunderstand… gay FEMALE teenagers are popular and in and fashionable and, at worst, an adorable curiosity. (I mean, as long as they still adhere to all the societally acceptable standards of female appearance.) It’s gay MALE teenagers who face issues. (Unless I’m confusing you with another poster…) ---
**Author:** ![Constipated\_Mathematician](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@Constipated\_Mathematician](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Constipated_Mathematician)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/25 "2006-07-26T17:43:52Z")
I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find that Gambling Is Going On In This Establishment! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/26 "2006-07-26T17:44:40Z")
[QUOTE=MaxTheVool] You misunderstand… gay FEMALE teenagers are popular and in and fashionable and, at worst, an adorable curiosity. (I mean, as long as they still adhere to all the societally acceptable standards of female appearance.) It’s gay MALE teenagers who face issues. (Unless I’m confusing you with another poster…) [/QUOTE] Clockwork and Candy is a boy, and should not be allowed to post any more pics here until he is legal. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/27 "2006-07-26T17:47:41Z")
I’m shocked that they’d put something like that on the cover of People! Have they not heard of airbrushing? Bags under his eyes, and it looks like he’s developing a second chin. Skin tone questionable, spotty beard, and an unfortunate hairstyle. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/28 "2006-07-26T17:48:15Z")
That Reichen is such a gold-digger. He’ll dump Lance as soon as he’s off the A-list. Actually, isn’t he already off the A-list? Why am I posting about something I care so little about? ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/29 "2006-07-26T18:40:30Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Hey, he’s dating Reichen, of Reichen and Chip, of _The Amazing Race_! [/QUOTE] So how soon before they star in their own reality show on Bravo? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/30 "2006-07-26T19:28:34Z")
[QUOTE=Clockwork And Candy] Weird. I mean, I’m not _surprised_ but I thought that if any of them were, it would’ve had to been Joey. Meh. Why even announce it, though? [/QUOTE] As he said, the rumor swirl was becoming difficult. He took control of the stories and his life. My niece will most certainly be crushed. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/31 "2006-07-26T19:33:27Z")
[QUOTE=Ensign Edison] As for the second, because gay teenagers have this pesky tendency to kill themselves a lot. [/QUOTE] Several state and national studies have found that gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens are more likely to seriously _consider and attempt_ suicide than heterosexual teens. There are, unfortunately, not sufficient data to determine whether _rates of death_ by suicide are similarly elevated. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/32 "2006-07-26T19:35:12Z")
Sources: Russell, S.T. & Joyner, K. (2001). Adolescent sexual orientation and suicide risk: Evidence from a national study. _American Journal of Public Health_, 91(8), 1276-81. Remafedi, G. French, S., Story, M, Resnick, M.D., & Blum, R. (1998). The relationship between suicide risk and sexual orientation: results of a population-based study. _American Journal of Public Health_, 88, 57-60. Faulkner, A. Cranston, K. (1998). Correlates of same-sex sexual behavior in a random sample of Massachusetts high school students. _American Journal of Public Health_, 88, 262-266. ---
**Author:** ![Constipated\_Mathematician](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@Constipated\_Mathematician](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Constipated_Mathematician)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/33 "2006-07-26T19:37:33Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] As he said, the rumor swirl was becoming difficult. He took control of the stories and his life. [/QUOTE] I hate to seem as clueless as I am on this subject, but what “rumor swirl”? His fame is behind him. Was the rumor of his sexuality closing doors? Does anyone in the entertainment industry even CARE about a person’s sexuality? I can see hiding it from the world when he was a member of a “boy band”, created to make junior high school girls swoon, but what’s the problem now? Next thing you know, I’ll be hearing that Danny Pintauro of “Who’s The Boss?” fame is gay. Wait… ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/34 "2006-07-26T19:43:13Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] As he said, the rumor swirl was becoming difficult. He took control of the stories and his life. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but it was hardly a burning issue. In fact, I don’t even remember hearing many rumors about. A part of me still thinks it’s a little bit of a publicity stunt. I’m not suggesting he’s not gay, it’s only that it’s… been a quite while since he was in the news. Just sayin’. I wish Anderson Cooper would come out of the closet already. I’m going to be so crushed if it turns out that he really is heterosexual. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/35 "2006-07-26T19:47:05Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Hey, he’s dating Reichen, of Reichen and Chip, of _The Amazing Race_! [/QUOTE] Does Chip know? I thought they were married. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/36 "2006-07-26T19:52:10Z")
[QUOTE=Walloon] Several state and national studies have found that gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens are more likely to seriously _consider and attempt_ suicide than heterosexual teens. There are, unfortunately, not sufficient data to determine whether _rates of death_ by suicide are similarly elevated. [/QUOTE] Thank you. Revise that to ‘Try to kill themselves’, then. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/37 "2006-07-26T19:55:21Z")
[QUOTE=Clockwork And Candy] Yeah, but it was hardly a burning issue. In fact, I don’t even remember hearing many rumors about. A part of me still thinks it’s a little bit of a publicity stunt. I’m not suggesting he’s not gay, it’s only that it’s… been a quite while since he was in the news. Just sayin’. [/QUOTE] But that’s the point. It _was_ in the news. [Here’s](http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=entertainment&id=4365921) the story I came across on the internet a couple of weeks ago. Why was it being reported? I have no idea. But somebody thought it was newsworthy. I’d guess that Mr. Bass wasn’t talking about it because - like you - he didn’t think anyone would care. But now that the story was out there and other people were in control of the story, he decided to take matters into his own hands. Considering how the media loves to play “kick the clelbrity” I can’t say that I blame him. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/38 "2006-07-26T19:56:37Z")
Feh. **celebrity** ---
**Author:** ![MojoBox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MojoBox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MojoBox)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/39 "2006-07-26T19:59:24Z")
Amazing, who’d of thunk it? What with all the homoerotic dancing with other sexy young boys, I figured that’s the perfect activity for a manly man. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094/40 "2006-07-26T20:07:49Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] Does Chip know? I thought they were married. [/QUOTE] They split up shortly after the Race, but it was amicable and they’ve remained friends. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-bass-comes-out-of-the-closet-on-the-cover-of-people/366094.md?page=3)