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I'm not one for big public displays of affection, anyway. Straight, gay, whatever.
Melissa Etheridge
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Melissa Etheridge
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: May 29
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Singer-Songwriter
Leavenworth
Kansas
Melissa Lou Etheridge
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