Pop star and, uh, astronaut, Lance Bass will dance hand in hand with Lacey Schwimmer (the 2006 U.S. Youth Latin Champ and 2007 World Swing Dance Champ) in this season of Dancing With The Stars.

Since his 50 million record *NSYNC days, Lance has definitely skyrocketed himself in the news—several times. First, there was his attempt at going up into space, but fell head first when it came to paying for the trip. He was certified by both the Russian Space Program and NASA for a mission aboard a Soyuz capsule, you know. Then, in 2006 he came out amid (true) rumors of a relationship with stud Reichen Lehmkuhl. And Bass became the center of more recent gossip when it was leaked that his new man, trainer Sebastian Leal, has a wife. But, regardless of Lance's up and down stunts, he'll have a chance to redeem himself and show us his moves on season seven of Dancing With The Stars. It's been a while since we've seen him move with the boys from *NSYNC. Does he still have it?

The new season of DWTS premieres on September 22nd.

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How does Joe Biden, Barack Obama's running mate, measure up when it comes to gay rights and issues? Joseph "Joe" Biden is generally considered pro-gay rights. He has a strong record of supporting equal rights issues and does not believe LGBT people should be discriminated against. But, how does that translate into his stance on same-sex marriage, gays in the military, federal hate crime legislation and other gay hot button issues? See where Joe Biden stands on gay issues.

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Openly gay diver Matthew Mitcham pulled off the biggest upset of the Beijing Olympics, winning the gold medal in the Men's 10m Platform Final diving event. Consecutive near perfect dives launched the Australian ahead of China's Zhou Luxin, who was the favorite to win the competition. Matthew Mitcham, the only openly gay competitor at the Beijing Olympics, was in 9th place after the first round of the final competition, needing 107.30 points to overtake first.

Zhou Luxin led the competition until the last round, when he missed his final dive with low 6's and 7's. Matthew Mitcham came from behind to prevent the Chinese from sweeping all of the Olympic diving events. Matthew's last dive, a back 2 1/2 somersault with 2 1/2 twists, carrying a 3.8 degree of difficulty, earned him four 10s and 112.10 points for the gold. He was overtaken by emotion and disbelief. An assistant on the floor whispered to him after his final dive, "Matthew, you won the gold!"

Mitcham came out prior the Olympics in a May 25th interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. He becomes the second openly gay Olympic diver to win a gold medal behind Greg Louganis, who came out after the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

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