Compare LGBT Rights in Arkansas & Kentucky

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2002
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2023
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1792
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2008
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 1975
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