Now if you like BIG cats, Panchito (ID 281776) is the fellow for you.  This handsome black and white fellow is 10 years young, and tips the scale at 21 pounds!  He is bigger than some dogs.  Panchito has quite the personality and because he is in one of our community cat rooms, we have discovered that this fellow likes to redecorate at night.  He moves the pillows and blankets around his room and sometimes hides under them.  Panchito gets along with other pets and would do best in a home with older kids.

Democrats in the Arizona Legislature want a law that requires judges to give preferences to married heterosexual couples in adoption stricken from the books.

As the LGBT community basks in the recent victory for marriage equality, we should not forget the pioneers of the movement says Tracy Baim, author of a new biography of Barbara Gittings, 1932-2007.

(CNN) -- Uganda's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) community is preparing for its annual gay pride parade, taking place on Saturday 8 August. This year's event has special significance -- it's been a year since the controversial anti-gay law was scrapped.

In a historic decision, Colombia's constitutional court opened the door Wednesday for same-sex couples to legally adopt children in the conservative South American nation.

I was impressed and moved when I first met Rev. Megan Rohrer. Megan is the Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco. Megan, who prefers to use gender neutral pronouns, is the first openly transgender pastor to be installed at a Lutheran congregation – Megan always specifies that they are "openly" transgender, as not all trans people are out. For those that are not out it’s important to respect that privacy.

In Coral Gables there is a remarkable exhibit of female commitment to freedom.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The couple whose lawsuit overturned Alabama's gay marriage ban is headed back to court after a probate judge again refused to grant their adoption petition.

(CNN) -- The legalization of same-sex marriage has given way to a new problem for a Pennsylvania couple, who technically are father and son.

Four lesbian couples pressed a federal judge on Friday to overturn Mississippi's last-in-the-nation ban on allowing same-sex couples to adopt, but lawyers for the state argued the lawsuit should be tossed out.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Susan Hrostowski remembers when Mississippi passed its law in 2000 banning same-sex couples from adopting children.

A suburban Denver baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple cannot cite his religious beliefs in refusing them service because it would lead to discrimination, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

(CNN) -- For some Kentucky couples -- and couples across America -- the battle for same-sex marriage is far from over.

Domenico Dolce, an Italian designer for the fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, apologized Friday for controversial remarks he made earlier this year about same-sex couples adopting and in-vitro fertilization, the Huffington Post reports.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Here's how topsy-turvy the Republican presidential race is becoming: The two candidates on top of the field are former Democrats.

TLC… that is what Valush (ID 568285) is looking for a home where he can be spoiled and loved. This two-year-old fellow came to the Humane Society in rough shape.  He was limping and an x-ray revealed he had a fractured leg. Unfortunately, it could not be saved and his leg was amputated. Valush has made a wonderful recovery and now this sweet fellow is looking for a forever home.  Can you make his wish come true?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican dominated Florida House voted to remove language from law that bans gay adoption.

Wilton Manors Commissioners approved a consulting services agreement with the law firm of former Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler.

Fort Lauderdale officials say there aren’t any stores that sell cats and dogs from breeders in the city, and a proposed ordinance has been created to keep it that way.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A conservative law firm that has worked to oppose gay marriage initiatives nationwide is representing a Wyoming magistrate under investigation for saying she would refuse to perform same-sex marriages.

"The Great Gatsby" will feature more LGBT characters, Ellia Green comes out as a trans man, and a same-sex couple has adopted a new baby boy.

A popular reality show in India features an LGBT pitcher with his mother, and an investigation was launched into homophobic bullying after Lucas dies by suicide in France.

This week read about a same-sex couple winning a court case in Namibia, and a gay dating app providing a safe space for LGBT Ukrainians.

This week read about Ali Krieger sharing a photo of herself and her wife holding their newborn baby, Ace Stiles swaying the viewers with his audition video, and how Halsey's pregnancy changed her perception of gender.

(AP) A Pennsylvania court is giving the OK for a gay couple to dissolve their 2012 adoption so they can get married.

Armed with a backpack, one man is walking across the U.S. to raise awareness about the foster care system.

An Amsterdam zoo now claims two new parents — just not in the way most would expect.

(AP) The Czech government has approved a plan to allow gays and lesbians living in a registered partnership to adopt the children of their partners.

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina impressed many with her strong performance in the second presidential debate, as she railed passionately against Planned Parenthood and outlined her hardline views on foreign policy.