Compare LGBT Rights in Washington, D.C. & Kentucky

Equality Index ?
87 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
96 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
78 / 100
54 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1990
Gender-affirming careLegalAmbiguous
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegalVaries by Region
Since 1999
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityVaries by Region
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2008
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot 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 therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2018
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
Region not surveyed
59% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Favor
26% Oppose
38% Favor
52% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Support
23% Oppose
44% Support
44% Oppose
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