Lance+Bass

**J A M E S L A N C E B A S S**
**1979** Lance Bass was born on May 4, 1979 in Laurel Mississippi. He is an American singer, actor, producer and an author. However, Lance is known mostly for singing in the pop group 'N Sync. While Lance was younger, he had always wanted to be an astrounaut. As a matter of fact, he entered Cosmonaut training in Star City, Russia.

Later, when he realised that space travel was not for him, he went back to singing and joined a pop group, 'N Sync. Once Jason Watkins decided to leave the boy band, Justin Timberlake was searching for a new member. It just so happened that Lance was a perfect fit. Lance enjoyed himself very much while working with the talented artists. They made a great cd named No Strings Attatched. It was the fastest selling record of all time, and then again in 2001 the band made a cd Celebrity which scored the second highest first-week album ever sold.

On the day of July 26, 2006, James Lance Bass announced to the world he was gay. For the most part, the media took it quite well. It was the people that weren't as supportive and positive about his homosexuality. Many were in shock and in disbelief because Lance was a talented singer and people had always joked about the group 'NSync being gay. Since Lance Bass is a celebrity, there was paparazzi following him everywhere he went, along with pictures to go with. Some photographers caught him going into a gay bar and posted the pictures in all of the magazines. But Lance stayed with what he believed in. He didn't think that it was necesary to have to tell anything to anyone about him and his sexuality.

Lance Bass has been an inspiration to many.It is difficult for many to accept that they are homosexual. Some people even go to therapy to deal with it and try to turn straight. It is still a big controversy whether people choose to be gay or if they are born with it. Lance happened to tell the media before telling his family. He now proclaims it a mistake, but he knew that the media would be the hardest to confess to. People admire him for his courage and confidence walking into this exciting new adventure.