Reichen Lehmkuhl
Gay Activist Fly’s Naked
By Tim Gaskin
Reichen Lehmkuhl is an out gay activist, model and actor who is best known for winning The Amazing Race (Season 4) and for his relationship with ‘N Sync member Lance Bass. Recently he added designer to his list of credits when he created Fly Naked, a jewelry line for men made of aircraft-grade Titanium, inspired by aviation and military principles.
Where did your life begin? Cincinnati OH
What is your idea of perfect happiness? A House on a Lake in Maine
What is your greatest fear? Being eaten by a shark
Which historical figure do you most identify with? Under Dog
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My inability to stay up late
What is your greatest extravagance? Toys (boats, motorcycles, airplanes)
What is your favorite journey? Flying myself to Lake Tahoe from Los Angeles
What do you dislike most about your appearance? I don't think about it...it would drive me crazy if I paid attention to all of my imperfections.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse? "I wish I could right now..."
What is your greatest regret? Selling one of the houses I owned...it was way too special and I let it go.
What is the greatest love of your life? Being outside.
When and where were you happiest? As a child, in Maine, in the summers, boating on a lake all day, every day.
Which talent would you most like to have? Play the Piano
What is your current state of mind? Happy
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Eating better foods
What do you consider your greatest achievement? Graduating from the U.S. air Force Academy
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? A bird.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? To have no choice.
What is your favorite occupation? Flying
What is your most marked characteristic? Thoughtfulness
What is the quality you most like in a man? Confidence
What is the quality you most like in a woman? Gentleness
Who are your favorite writers? Robert Frost, David Mixner
Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Superman
Who are your heroes in real life? My Grandmother, a pilot in WW II
What is it that you most dislike? People who pretend to be your friend when they have no intention of ever doing what a friend would do for you
How would you like to die? Hammock, next to Lake Pennesseewassee, in Maine
What is your motto? Just Go.
What is your favorite word? Moist
What is your least favorite word? Like
What turns you on? Caring, Confident, Responsible Men
What turns you off? Being tricked
What sound or noise do you love? Loons
What sound or noise do you hate? Slamming of a car door
What is your favorite curse word? F*ck Soup
What profession, other than yours, would you like to attempt? Ski Instructor
What profession would you absolutely not like to participate in? Anything having to do with preparing food
Finally, if heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Reichen, you're only imagining these pearly gates and that I'm here because people led you to believe that this is what happens when you die. You are just as much God as the cloud you're floating on right now...even though you're imagining all of it...how brilliant, eh?" reichen.org