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Melissa Etheridge plans to fight marriage ban
Melissa Etheridge has pledged to fight the re-installed ban on same sex marriages in California, even though she and partner Tammy Lynn Michaels could legally wed elsewhere. Etheridge was stunned by the news that Proposition 8 passed in California overnight on Tuesday banning gay marriage - but ...
Celebrity Quote of the Day - Melissa Etheridge
Celebrity Quote of the Day - Melissa Etheridge
celebritysmackblog.com — “Today the gay citizenry of this state will pick themselves up and dust themselves off and do... what we have been doing for years. We will get back into it. We love this state, we love this country and we are not going to leave it. Even though ... Celebrity Quote of the Day - Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge has the Idea!
Melissa Etheridge has the Idea!
busybeeblogger.com — Since Prop 8 has passed in California, eliminating the ability of same sex couples to legally marry,... Melissa Etheridge has an idea. Melissa married her long time girlfriend, mother of her children actress Tammy Lynn Michaels earlier this year, and ... Melissa Etheridge has the Idea!
Melissa Etheridge is Not Spreading the Wealth
Melissa Etheridge is Not Spreading the Wealth
idontlikeyouinthatway.com — As we discussed yesterday, Proposition 8 passed this week, effectively banning same-sex marriage in California. In case... you didn't know, Melissa Etheridge is gay and has a plan to fight the will of... Melissa Etheridge is Not Spreading the Wealth
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Melissa Etheridge Plans on Fighting California Marriage Ban
Rumorficial — ... partner Tammy Lynn Michaels could legally wed elsewhere. Etheridge was stunned by the news that Proposition 8 passed in California overnight on Tuesday banning gay marriage - but she isn’t planning on leaving the state. Speaking exclusively to website Momlogic.com, the lesbian rock star says, “The gay citizenry of this state will pick themselves up and dust themselves off and do what we have been doing for years. We will get back into it. Source

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