Etheridge and Michaels announce engagement (8366)

@ 2026 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All rights reserved

Etheridge and Michaels announce engagement
 Advocate.com Editors
          
          Apr 16, 2003
          
        
Advocate.com Editors
 See Full Bio 
       Publicists for Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels issued a statement Tuesday announcing that the couple are engaged and planning to wed at the end of 2003. Etheridge and Michaels have been dating for more than a year. This will be the first wedding for two-time Grammy winner Etheridge, 41, and for former Popular star Michaels, 28. Etheridge is coparenting two children from her previous relationship with filmmaker Julie Cypher.     

        
        FROM OUR SPONSORS
        
    

        
        The Latest
        
    
Education
        Maryland school district didn't violate teacher's rights by requiring chosen pronoun use, appeals court rules
    The court declines the teacher's "invitation to run the public schools," Judge Robert B. King wrote.
Trudy Ring
National
        Trump to close Kennedy Center after takeover. Here’s everything we know
    He of course won't say it's due to artist boycotts or poor ticket sales, but it's easy to read between the lines.
Trudy Ring
Politics
        Texas A&M eliminates women’s and gender studies degree program
    Texas A&M University is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program because of low enrollment and cost.
Jessica Priest
Politics
        Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn’t always been the case
    Trans people are protected from discrimination by the same laws as those with disabilities. Trump's new rule could change that.
Sara Luterman

        
        More For You
        
        Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt's Creek' star and gay icon, dies at 71
    
Mey Rude
Jan 30, 2026
Catherine O'Hara at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards.

        Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
    
        Legendary actor and comedian Catherine O'Hara has passed away at the age of 71, according to TMZ. Keep Reading →

        Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams is a mouthful in splashy new photo shoot
    
Bernardo Sim
Jan 28, 2026
Hudson Williams for Wonderland magazine
Wonderland magazine; screengrabs of promo videos by Out.com
    
  The actor discussed his dynamics with Heated Rivalry costar Connor Storrie, his polarizing runway debut for Dsquared2, and how he's keeping himself grounded. Keep Reading →

        'The Brittney Griner Story' review: We are all BG in powerful doc
    
Mey Rude
Jan 28, 2026
Brittney Griner appears in The Brittney Griner Story by Alex Stapleton, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

        Courtesy of Sundance Institute
    
        When WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison in 2022, other pro basketball players, friends, and family began wearing shirts emblazoned with "We Are BG," hoping to make Americans realize that her struggles are our struggles. Watching the documentary The Brittney Griner Story, I understood that slogan better than ever. Keep Reading →

        Oscars So Straight: A list of very few LGBTQ+ nominees
    
Bernardo Sim
Jan 22, 2026
Elio; Mark Sonnenblick; A Friend of Dorothy

        Disney/Pixar; Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty; Filthy Gorgeous Productions
    
  Where are the gays? Keep Reading →

        7 sexiest gay vampire movies and TV shows ever made, and where to watch them
    
Ariel Messman-Rucker
Jan 21, 2026
From left: The Lair, Vampire Boys, and Interview with the Vampire.

        Here Media; Sterling Entertainment; AMC
    
        There are some truly great — and sexy — sapphic vampire movies out there, but when it comes to gay creatures of the night, the pickings are pretty slim. Keep Reading →

        Most Popular
        
News
        Nicki Minaj red pills LGBTQ+ fans as Grammys cheers her absence
    The rapper tried to convert queer people to the GOP and spread conspiracy theories about Jay-Z following Trevor Noah's Grammy jokes about her Trump meeting.
Moises Mendez Ii
History
        When feminists feared the 'lavender menace' of lesbians — and how those lesbians fought back
    Lesbians fought homophobia in the feminist movement with humor and heart.
Trudy Ring
News
        Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations
    Here are some mutual aid groups in Minnesota that need donations and volunteers. 
Ryan Adamczeski
Crime
        Los Angeles mayor blasts DOJ’s Don Lemon prosecution after judge frees journalist without bail
    “This assault on our democracy has got to end,” Mayor Karen Bass said.
Christopher Wiggins
Health
        HIV drug's Medicare costs under negotiation
    The government will negotiate the price of Biktarvy with drugmaker Gilead Sciences.
Jack Walker
Politics
        Marriage Equality is back in conservatives' crosshairs as new coalition targets SCOTUS decision
    “These are the same opponents of marriage equality that lost the first round,” Lambda Legal attorney Karen Loewy told The Advocate.
Christopher Wiggins

Site Navigation

Etheridge and Michaels announce engagement

The Latest

Maryland school district didn't violate teacher's rights by requiring chosen pronoun use, appeals court rules

The court declines the teacher's "invitation to run the public schools," Judge Robert B. King wrote.

Trump to close Kennedy Center after takeover. Here’s everything we know

He of course won't say it's due to artist boycotts or poor ticket sales, but it's easy to read between the lines.

Texas A&M eliminates women’s and gender studies degree program

Texas A&M University is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program because of low enrollment and cost.

Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn’t always been the case

Trans people are protected from discrimination by the same laws as those with disabilities. Trump's new rule could change that.

Hollywood Hunks Laid Bare: 1960s-1970s

36 Fetishes Every Gay Man Should Know

10 of the sexiest music videos that gagged everyone in 2025

14 LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows coming in February 2026 & where to watch them

11 Intimate Warwick Rowers Photos the Sports World Needs

More For You

Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt's Creek' star and gay icon, dies at 71

Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams is a mouthful in splashy new photo shoot

'The Brittney Griner Story' review: We are all BG in powerful doc

Oscars So Straight: A list of very few LGBTQ+ nominees

7 sexiest gay vampire movies and TV shows ever made, and where to watch them

Most Popular

Nicki Minaj red pills LGBTQ+ fans as Grammys cheers her absence

The rapper tried to convert queer people to the GOP and spread conspiracy theories about Jay-Z following Trevor Noah's Grammy jokes about her Trump meeting.

When feminists feared the 'lavender menace' of lesbians — and how those lesbians fought back

Lesbians fought homophobia in the feminist movement with humor and heart.

Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations

Here are some mutual aid groups in Minnesota that need donations and volunteers.

Los Angeles mayor blasts DOJ’s Don Lemon prosecution after judge frees journalist without bail

“This assault on our democracy has got to end,” Mayor Karen Bass said.

HIV drug's Medicare costs under negotiation

The government will negotiate the price of Biktarvy with drugmaker Gilead Sciences.

Marriage Equality is back in conservatives' crosshairs as new coalition targets SCOTUS decision

“These are the same opponents of marriage equality that lost the first round,” Lambda Legal attorney Karen Loewy told The Advocate.

Latest Stories

Stay informed on important LGBTQ+ news.

Etheridge and Michaels announce engagement

FROM OUR SPONSORS

The Latest

The court declines the teacher's "invitation to run the public schools," Judge Robert B. King wrote.

He of course won't say it's due to artist boycotts or poor ticket sales, but it's easy to read between the lines.

Texas A&M University is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program because of low enrollment and cost.

Trans people are protected from discrimination by the same laws as those with disabilities. Trump's new rule could change that.

More For You

Most Popular

The rapper tried to convert queer people to the GOP and spread conspiracy theories about Jay-Z following Trevor Noah's Grammy jokes about her Trump meeting.

Lesbians fought homophobia in the feminist movement with humor and heart.

Here are some mutual aid groups in Minnesota that need donations and volunteers.

“This assault on our democracy has got to end,” Mayor Karen Bass said.

The government will negotiate the price of Biktarvy with drugmaker Gilead Sciences.

“These are the same opponents of marriage equality that lost the first round,” Lambda Legal attorney Karen Loewy told The Advocate.