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Melissa Etheridge's Son on Same-Sex Marriage Ban: 'Lame'

Melissa Etheridge's Son on Same-Sex Marriage Ban: 'Lame'

Originally posted 10/30/2008 12:25PM

Melissa Etheridge has a message about California's Proposition 8, which would ban same sex marriage: It's lame!

But those aren't her words – that's how the singer's 9-year-old son, Beckett, described it.

"He, being 9 years old and very proud of his reading skills, read 'Changes California Constitution to eliminate right of same sex couples to marry," wrote Etheridge in her blog on The Daily Beast. "He looked at me, very matter-of-factly and said, 'Wow, that's lame.' "

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Melissa Etheridge Plans to Tie the Knot Again

Melissa Etheridge Plans to Tie the Knot Again

Originally posted 10/01/2008 05:00PM

Melissa Etheridge plans to legally tie the knot with her longtime partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels.

But the couple, whose twins turn 2 this month, are still in pre-planning stages. "We're trying to find the right time now actually to go down and do it – [that] is where we're at," Etheridge said Wednesday, according to Extra.

When the pair first exchanged vows five years ago in Malibu, same-sex marriages weren't legally recognized in California. (Michaels, however, has changed her last name to Etheridge.) Earlier this year, California's Supreme Court ruled to allow gay marriage under the state's constitution.

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Twins for Melissa Etheridge, Partner | Melissa Etheridge

Twins for Melissa Etheridge, Partner

Originally posted 04/18/2006 07:00AM

Melissa Etheridge and partner Tammy Lynn Michaels are sharing some major family news with their fans.

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Melissa Etheridge: Third Child 'In the Works' | Melissa Etheridge

UpdatePosted 08/03/2005 03:45PM

Melissa Etheridge: Third Child 'In the Works'

Originally posted 08/03/2005 02:10PM

Melissa Etheridge and partner Tammy Lynn Michaels say they are ready to add to their family.

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Etheridge, Michaels Share Formal Vows

Originally posted 09/23/2003 01:00PM

Grammy-winning singer Melissa Etheridge and her girlfriend of two years, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels, exchanged vows at a ceremony in Malibu last Saturday, the singer's publicist tells the Associated Press.

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