Compare LGBT Rights in Georgia & Kentucky

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
54 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1990
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 1999
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2008
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 bannedNot banned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2018
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Favor
0%
59% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
48% Oppose
38% Favor
52% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
55% Support
38% Oppose
44% Support
44% Oppose
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