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 NC mom missing for 24 years doesn't want to be found. Jack Smith's report won't ever see the light of day. FBI chief Kash Patel showed up in the Team USA hockey locker room. After Trump's dig, Denmark announces rescue. Report an error