In other news on the state of the union's hate groups released by the SPLC today, the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) seems to have become the main source for anti-gay "junk science" in arguments posited by leading homophobes. 

MSNBC has come under increasing fire for its continued practice of handing bullhorns to hate group leaders such as Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council. An advertisement submitted to MSNBC by the group Faithful America to call attention to hate speech microphone has, unsurprisingly, been rejected by MSNBC, but you can watch it, after the jump!

According to a new SPLC report, the number of anti-gay hate groups has nearly doubled in America in the past year. Details follow. 

A troubling report today from the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission informs the global LGBT community that mass groups of homosexuals are being murdered in Iraq. Details follow. 

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Jon Goldwater, CEO of Archie Comics, has issued an impressive response to the threat of boycott from the American Family Association/One Million Moms. So, what's Goldwater's moving message?

Xelle, the NYC girl group we pointed you to last year starring RuPaul's Drag Racer Mimi Imfurst, has returned to our gaydar with the just-released music video for "Invincible." But it's no time to throw a subway train party—the girls tackle anti-bullying in their new single, with proceeds from the iTunes sale of the song going to GLSEN. Follow the jump to watch. 

Check our pulses, our blood pressure and our Botox injection sites because we don't feel like ourselves. We—and our fathers—never thought this day would come. Nope, we're not asking our elementary school girlfriend Katie to get back together (like pops always hoped)—we're entering even more out-of-character territory by *shriek* actually agreeing with something that fell out of Bill O'-freaking-Reilly's mouth and onto the Fox News airwaves! Details, after the jump...

Starbucks' latest brew is too bold for Iowa hate group leader Bob Vander Plaats, who on Monday called on his followers to boycott the coffeemaker.

A vast army of the nation's biggest LGBT groups has been assembled by Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign in the fight to make DOMA go the way of DADT. 

With a little help from Truth Wins Out's Wayne Besen, the incomparable Rachel Maddow put on her sleuth hat, picked up the magnifying glass and pored over Mitt Romney's financial records to expose a hefty amount of money the candidate's foundation gave to anti-gay causes, including donations to "ex gay" groups. Details follow. 

The hood sheathing Mike Heath, Ron Paul's campaign director in Iowa, has been lifted to reveal his position on the board of an anti-gay hate group. Details follow. 

Despite the fact that he is the one trying to terrorize Americans into following his message of hate, Bryan Fischer, head of hate group the American Family Association, says that all gays (that's right, every single one of you!) pose a "security risk" to the country. Follow the jump for your daily dose of insanity.