<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1979</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Lance Bass is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On May 4, 1979, Lance Bass was born in Laurel, Mississippi.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1995</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joins 'N Sync</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lance Bass joined the boy band 'N Sync, which would go on to become a pop music sensation.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2000</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>"No Strings Attached" Released</div><div class='timeline-text'>'N Sync's album "No Strings Attached" was released, which included the hit single "Bye Bye Bye".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2002</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Lance Trains for Space</div><div class='timeline-text'>Bass began astronaut training with the intention of flying to the International Space Station, though it didn't come to fruition.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2006</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publicly Comes Out</div><div class='timeline-text'>In July 2006, Lance Bass publicly came out as gay in a cover story for People magazine.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2011</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Autobiography Published</div><div class='timeline-text'>Bass's autobiography, "Out of Sync," is published, detailing his life in 'N Sync and his personal journey.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2014</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Marries Michael Turchin</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lance Bass marries artist Michael Turchin, making them the first same-sex couple to exchange vows on an American television network.</div></div></div></div>
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