Compare LGBT Rights in Arkansas & Kentucky

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
63 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
54 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1995
Ambiguous
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2025
Restricted
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2009
Sexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2025
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Favor
0%
59% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
53% Oppose
38% Favor
52% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Support
47% Oppose
44% Support
44% Oppose
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