Compare LGBT Rights in Kentucky & Texas

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
62 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2025
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2025
Restricted
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2021
Varies by Region
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
Varies by Region
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2025
Married couples only
Since 2017
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
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
59% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
38% Favor
52% Oppose
46% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
44% Support
44% Oppose
56% Support
36% Oppose
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