Tammy Lynn Michaels

Melissa Etheridge Refuses to Pay Taxes Over Gay-Marriage Ban

• Nov 7, 2008 04:24 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant
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Melissa Etheridge is putting her (tax) money where her mouth is.

Responding defiantly to the passage of California's Proposition 8, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter suggested in a blog post on The Daily Beast that she will not pay her state taxes in protest of the gay-marriage ban, People reports.

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Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels to Wed

• Oct 1, 2008 07:27 PM ET
• by TV Guide News
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Here come the brides again: Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels are planning on getting married."We have four children and we're trying to find the right time now actually to go down and do it — is where we're at," the rocker told Extra.Etheridge and Michaels wed in a commitment ceremony in 2003, but now want to make it official after gay marriage was legalized in California.They welcomed twins, son Miller Steven and daughter Johnnie Rose, in October 2006. Etheridge has two children, Bailey Jean and Beckett, from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher.Since the ban was lifted this spring, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, and George Takei and Brad Altman have tied the knot. — Joyce EngRelated:• Takei Takes Trek Down the Aisle with Longtime Beau• DeGeneres and de Rossi Wed in Intimate Ceremony read more

Mrs. Etheridge Is Committed

• Jan 11, 2005 03:00 AM ET
• by Daniel R. Coleridge

Popular grad Tammy Lynn Michaels (aka Mrs. Melissa Etheridge) is baaaack. An habitué of portraying wily, wacky women, she currently plays Tess, the shady nanny on NBC's new Tuesday-night comedy, Committed (9:30 pm/ET). She also has a recurring role as Lacey, a loopy but lovable lesbian on Showtime's The L Word (Season 2 begins Feb. 20). Here, the mouthy 30-year-old starlet candidly discusses her gigs as an actress, stepmom and rock star's missus. Buckle your seat belts, folks...

TV Guide Online: Just curious. Do you mind being called "Mrs. Melissa Etheridge"?
Tammy Lynn Michaels: Are you kidding me? I took the name Etheridge. In my career, it's Tammy Lynn Michaels. Around home, I'm Tammy Etheridge.

TVGO: Did you change it legally? Visiting the DMV to update your driver's license must've been fun.
Michaels: Yeah, especially when the f---in' government doesn't even recognize the reason why you're changin read more