Compare LGBT Rights in Kentucky & Maryland

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2025
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2025
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2025
Married couples only
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 therapyVaries by Region
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
59% Favor
0%
70% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
38% Favor
52% Oppose
60% Favor
33% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
44% Support
44% Oppose
66% Support
27% Oppose
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