Melbourne, Nov 9: Popstar Melissa Etheridge has voiced her opinion against the banning of same-sex marriages, declaring that if California won''t allow gays to marry, she won''t pay her state taxes.

The 44-year-old singer says that no marriage - no tax dollars – because she is not being treated as a "full citizen", reports the Daily Telegraph.

People reports that Melissa posted a new blog post on The Daily Beast opposing the passage of California''s Proposition 8, along with Brad Pitt, Mary J. Blige, Ellen DeGeneres, and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Grammy award winning musician - Melissa Etheridge is also a gay-rights activist and committed environmentalist.  But, ever since California voters nixed gay marriages as unconstitutional,  she has donned the new role of tax protester.