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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Melissa Etheridge plans to marry her longtime partner Tammy Lynn Michaels, according to Extra! The Oscar winning songwriter says the couple will wed before Californian's vote next month on wether to ban same-sex marriages.

"Yes, we have four children and we're trying to find the right time," Etheridge said when asked about marriage in an interview Wednesday.

Etheridge, a long-time gay rights advocate, has two children from a previous relationships. Michaels gave birth to the couple's twins in 2006.

Michaels is an actress who most recently appeared on Showtime's "The L Word."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Melissa Etheridge and her wife Tammy Lynn Michaels Etheridge have ended their nine year relationship.

48-year-old Etheridge and 35-year-old Michaels tied the knot in Malibu, California back in September 2003.

With the use of an anonymous sperm donor, Michaels gave birth to twins. Their son Miller and daughter Rose were born in October 2006. Etheridge also has two older children with former partner Julie Cypher. David Crosby of Crosby, Still and Nash is the father of those two kids.

Details on what exactly caused the breakup have not been released.