The Austin Gay Lesbian International Film Festival was kind enough to get these party-details before sharing them with anyone else. We've listed price details as we have them, but call or check the aGLIFF site for specifics. This year's fest? Over 120 films from 17 countries, Wed.-Sun., Sept. 3-7 at the Alamo Ritz Downtown. Mark your calendars, especially for these fiestas:

Say California voters approve Proposition 8 banning non-opposite-sex marriages. What happens to all the folks who got married between the date the state Supreme Court first legalized them, May 15, and the date of the ballot, November 4?

Speed Racer and soon to be Milk star Emile Hirsch is fending off teh ghey rumor? Nice beard. No, not Amanda Seyfried! The facial hair! We think he should instead be more concerned about the rumors that he is a penguin.

The sweetest news we've heard in a good bit: Heather Matarazzo is engaged! Awwwwwww, our li'l doll has sure grown up. Boy howdy.

The "nice ladies" over at web phenom Your Daily Lesbian Moment are publishing IRL… again! Their (re)new glossy lezzie mag (and very 70s named) Interlude hits the stands this August. And for a limited time, the sassy sisters are offering free subscriptions. Go! Get one!! Don't say we never gave you anything.

The International AIDS Conference is in full swing in Mexico City and the world is watching as the timing of some unthinkable data from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) brings news that previous rates of AIDS, especially among gay men have been grossly underreported – by as much as 40%. According to

My sister texted me, "What is scissoring?" at about two in the afternoon. I didn't answer, not even wanting to go there with her. Her forwardness regarding "queer questions" was not new to me; her very first question to me the first time she'd seen me since I'd come out, she was crying at an airport, tear-stained cheeks and all, "Do you really like muff diving?"

It's on, kvinno-hunds! Despite the weird email this morning about the cancellation of the ABBA Sing Along, all's well and there are no changes.
THE SHOW HAS NOT BEEN CANCELED.

Porn star Cole Ryder passed away of unknown causes.