Celebrity | Melissa Etheridge Etheridge, Girlfriend to Wed By Elizabeth Wolff Posted Oct 2, 2008 10:46 AM CDT Copied Melissa Etheridge, left and her partner actress Tammy Lynn Michaels, right, arrive at the 24th Annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Pop Music Awards in April. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas) Melissa Etheridge will wed her longtime girlfriend, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels, and they have a deadline: before next month's vote in California on amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. “We have four children and we’re trying to find the right time,” the rocker told Extra this week. Read These Next RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1967-2025. Cooling Job Market Opens Door to September C After jobs report, Trump fires BLS boss. Want to teach in Oklahoma? Prep for an 'America First' test. Report an error