By Denise Warner
On the heels of the already infamous TIME Magazine April cover, Kristen Ellis-Henderson and Antigone Rising are set to release their new EP and first single, “That Was the Whiskey.”In case you missed the article in our April issue, yes, that’s Kristen kissing her wife on the cover of TIME Magazine! The first single from Antigone Rising’s forthcoming EP (due out later this spring) is available for download on iTunes now.

What was your reaction when you were first approached by TIME Magazine?
My initial reaction was excitement. I loved the idea of being involved in the piece that TIMEMagazinewas doing about Marriage Equality, DOMA, Prop 8 and the Supreme Court hearings.
Did they tell you anything about what the cover/shoot was going to be like?
At first, the information we received was vague, just that they were looking for married couples to shoot for the cover story they were doing on the Supreme Court hearings. As the day unfolded, we did get word that they may be looking for a couple that is willing to kiss in front of the camera. And clearly, Sarah and I did not have a problem with that!
Is there any way to prepare for something as big as this?
Well, yes, and no. I did go shopping because the directive for the shoot was to wear khaki pants and light colors –mostly things that don’t exist in my wardrobe since I play in a rock band. So, I prepared by shopping at the Gap! But, if you mean coming out on such a grand scale in such a grand way, there probably is no way to prepare for it. I just know how I feel. I feel like my family deserves equality. I’m no less an American than my next door neighbor is. The LGBT community deserves equality.
And, if you ask me, I’m going to show up to help make a statement for our cause. At some point during my coming out process, which I believe is a lifelong one, I became prepared for this moment, and the moment may have happened one second before I kissed Sarah in front of the camera!
You are a wife, mother, author and musician. How do you manage all that?
I think I handle it just like anyone else handles all their various roles. I can tell you that I fall asleep really hard at night!
You and your wife became pregnant at the same exact time and wrote a book together (Times Two) about it. How did you stay sane through all of that?
Sarah and I have a great network of friends and family that we leaned on throughout the pregnancies. We are...

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