[In which there are pop stars and sexuality]

Unless you're living under a rock, you heard that Lance Bass came out today. Or, more accurately, that People released his coming-out interview today.

When I first read the headline on the Seattle Times website I gasped, waved my hands in the air, and did a little happy dance right here at my desk. Of these facts, I am not ashamed!

Of course it's not a surprise. No one gets points for their gaydar here. That is not the point. The point is that it is still hard. The point is that there are virtually zero young queer role models. The point is that when I was on the bus yesterday I heard a kid talk about how some Wayans Brothers flick was "so gay". The point is that in Washington State today discrimination against gays was upheld ... for the sake of the children. (Don't even get me started. That's an entirely different entry.)

Lance is happy and sweet and in a healthy, stable relationship, and it puts his career at risk to tell us so. But he did, and that's just amazing.

That's the point.

PS Lance was always my favorite. N'aww.