- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent surveys in Kentucky have revealed a mixed response towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
History
Homosexual activity in Kentucky is legal.
Since Sep 24, 1992
1798–1974
1792–1798
Same-sex marriage in Kentucky is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2015
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kentucky is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Kentucky is legal, but requires surgery.
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kentucky is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Kentucky is illegal in some contexts.
Since 1792
Jan 1, 1792–Sep 1, 2018
LGBT employment discrimination in Kentucky is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jun 15, 2020
Until Jun 15, 2020
LGBT housing discrimination in Kentucky is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Kentucky is legal.
Since Sep 12, 2008
Single adoption, joint adoption for married couples and second parent adoption for married couples are all allowed for LGBT people.
In Kentucky, businesses can discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. While it is unclear if this also applies to adoption agencies, such a case has been brought up in court and ended up with the judge resigning.
Until Sep 12, 2008
Second-parent adoption had been permitted, but is not now considered unlawful following the appellate court ruling in S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S., 265 S.W.3.d 804 (Ky. App. 2008).
Serving openly in military in Kentucky is legal.
Since Sep 20, 2011
Blood donations by MSMs in Kentucky is legal.
Since May 11, 2023
Equal age of consent in Kentucky is equal.
Since Jan 1, 1975