Entry #15659: Same-sex marriage in Kentucky

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RegionKentucky
IssueSame-sex marriage
StatusUnrecognized
Start Date(unknown)
End DateJul 14, 1998
DescriptionUntil 1998, there was no law explicitly banning same-sex marriage in Kentucky, however there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples.

In 1973, a Court of Appeals ruled that marriages should be restricted to different-sex couples but it wasn’t made law until 1998.
Sourceshttp://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/kentucky


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Original entry
StatusUnrecognized
Start Date(unknown)
End DateJul 14, 1998
DescriptionUntil 1998, there was no law explicitly banning same-sex marriage in Kentucky, however there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples. In 1973, a Court of Appeals ruled that marriages should be restricted to different-sex couples but it wasn’t made law until 1998.
Sourceshttp://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/kentucky