PerezHilton has the entire story about NSYNC’s Lance Bass and his coming out party that is in the upcoming People magazine.  I think most people have been expecting this announcement from Lance for about ten years.  Here are some of the better parts of the interview.

On Why He Came Out Now

The main reason I wanted to speak my mind was that [the rumors] were really starting to affect my daily life. Now it feels like it’s on my terms. I’m at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God, so there’s really nothing else I worry about.”

On When He Knew He Was Gay

“I’ve known my whole life. I always knew and dealt with it; it’s nothing that was confusing to me. I told myself, ‘This is what you are. This is the way you were born.’”

On His Past Relationships With Women

I love women. I’ve definitely, you know, been with women. And I’ve had great relationships with them where I was definitely in love. It’s just I grew to a point where deep inside I knew that I could never truly have a relationship with a woman. I don’t know if they ever suspected. It was never brought up. And it was so easy, especially being on the road, because you never got to spend much time together.”

On How His Mom Found Out

The worst part about it was my mom found out not from me. She found out on the Internet, and that’s what just killed me. She’s read an article about the rumors and stuff and she Googled and found all these things.

On His Christianity

I still go to church. I’m still Christian. I was not raised in a Christian church to hate people. I was taught to love people and accept people. I know what I believe.

On Being Gay

“I want people to take from this that being gay is a norm. People always say, ‘Are you gay?’ and i say, ‘No, I’m also gay.” It’s one of the many things that make me up. 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.”