Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean Talks Gay Band Members, Beg A 'Fag Hag' | HuffPost Voic

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• BACKSTREET BOYS' A.J. MCLEAN TALKS GAY BAND MEMBERS, BEG A 'FAG HAG'
• MY GAY INTERVIEW WH A BACKSTREET BOY: ‘I’M THE FAG HAG’
• BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER
• WHO WAS GAY THE BACKSTREET BOYS BOY BAND?

BACKSTREET BOYS' A.J. MCLEAN TALKS GAY BAND MEMBERS, BEG A 'FAG HAG'

The Backstreet Boys were at a drag show when they first realized they had a gay followg.

I was bi myself, and that was when we first knew that we had a big gay followg, " A. ' Thkg back on , I've been this bs sce I was 3 and I grew up mil theater, so I was raised and surround by gay men and gay women.

MY GAY INTERVIEW WH A BACKSTREET BOY: ‘I’M THE FAG HAG’

As for any sort of gay mors surroundg him or the pop group, he don't re.

"Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay. Instead of me beg gay, I'm the fag hag, " he said. He's this olr gentleman om Tampa and he's gay, and he's been followg durg this whole tour om Cha to Japan and now through the U.

I thk he really hop that Nick might have a ltle b of gay. " The 35-year-old McLean, who married 2011 and is the father of a ltle girl, long supported equal rights and the band's gay fan base.

BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER

"We have a huge gay followg -- 's awome, " he told Out magaze back 2010. "I, personally, am tryg to get more and more volved wh the gay and lbian movement, very much so.

I've got que a lot of gay iends back L.

WHO WAS GAY THE BACKSTREET BOYS BOY BAND?

And we make our mic for everyone, and whether you're gay, straight, black, whe, don't matter.

I have a lot of gay iends and two of my bt iends have been together for almost 10 years. We have a huge gay followg and ’s a huge al.

When were the Backstreet Boys first aware they had a gay followg?