Idaho Governor Butch Otter has announced that same-sex marriages will be allowed to begin tomorrow as planned. As BuzzFeed reports, Otter’s office issued a statement that made sure to note the governor’s continued belief in “traditional marriage”:

“The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its mandate for enforcement of decisions overturning the Idaho Constitution’s prohibition on same-sex marriage effective at 10 a.m. MDT, 9 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, October 15. I continue to believe that the federal courts are mistaken in abandoning the sanctity of traditional marriage and in undermining the will of Idaho voters and each state’s right to define marriage. But we are civil society that respects the rule of law. We have done all we can through the courts for now to defend traditional marriage in Idaho.”

However, Otter is unlikely to end his battle against marriage equality here. As to “whether Otter will seek further review of the ruling from the three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit, something lawyers for Otter have suggested in prior filings that he will do”, a spokesman, referring to the statement issued today, said, “We are saying nothing more than that.”

Interestingly, Otter’s entrenchment on the subject of same-sex marriage places him at odds with his state’s attorney general, also a Republican, who believes the fight is essentially over:

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden had acknowledged on Monday in a court filing that the state would not be able to meet the standards for halting the marriages during any appeal. On Tuesday, Wasden’s spokesman, Todd Dvorak, told BuzzFeed News, “Attorney General [Wasden] currently has no plans for filing any legal challenge today or tomorrow.”

Ever confronted your cheating boyfriend, blacked out, and realized he’s been murdered? No? Good, let’s leave that to the movies. Luckily, director Casper Andreas (below left) and writer David Michael Barrett (below right) are in the process of bringing “Kiss Me, Kill Me,” an Agatha Christie-Alfred Hitchcock-inspired thriller to the silver screen.

Starring “Queer as Folk” stud Gale Harold and “As the World Turns'” Van Hansis, the film, set in West Hollywood, will explore the investigation of a murder, with themes of infidelity in the mix for good fun. Who did it? Will the perpetrator be caught? We may never know, if the project doesn’t meet its funding goal.

From the “Kiss Me, Kill Me” Kickstarter page:

This movie is a passion project. Every single person both before and behind the camera is involved because we believe in it. We are a small group, with a small film, and we want to make this movie for a small amount of money.

Our risks and challenges will be enormous. Even though that is true of every film production, at every budget, the smaller the budget the greater the challenges. Actors can drop out, locations can become unavailable. Pretty much anything that can go wrong in life can go wrong while making a small movie. But our team has a lot of experience in film production and overcoming the various obstacles that will inevitably arise.

In the Kickstarter promo video, Andreas makes the good point that Hollywood studios are not interested in backing this sort of LGBTQ project, therefore the cast and crew are relying on gay cinephiles around the world for support. Check out the crowd-funding page and the rest of the sure-to-be-fun cast, including “Rupaul’s Drag Race” alum Willam!

And watch the promo video, AFTER THE JUMP…