Former Backstreet Boy and Boyfriend Receive Threats

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Lance Bass, a former Backstreet Boy (who announced in July that he was gay) and his partner Reichen Lehmkuhl (winner of The Amazing Race season 4) have been receiving threats. Lehmkuhl,served in the Air Force and was released on honorable discharge five years ago. He also has debuted on soap operas and sitcoms over the years. He says "There was definitely an institutionalized acceptance of people being homophobic and telling gay jokes and making homophobic remarks - really, really mean homophobic remarks to the point of, 'Kill gay people," (courtesy of jam.canoe.ca) The pair has been receiving threats because of Lehmkuhl being gay and being in the military. "There are threats that come in from people who do not want me to be so public and expose what is going on in the military." (courtesy of jam.canoe.ca) The threats are forwarded to their security and the more serious threats are even given to the FBI. Lehmkuhl has also written a book entitled "Here's What We'll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out, and the U.S. Air Force Academy."