Compare LGBT Rights in South Carolina & Kentucky

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
54 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2024
Restricted
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2009
Sexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2017
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 banned
Since 2025
Varies by Region
Since 2025
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Equal
Since 2018
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
58% Favor
0%
59% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
40% Favor
54% Oppose
38% Favor
52% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Support
42% Oppose
44% Support
44% Oppose
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