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| Region | Kentucky |
| Issue | LGBT housing discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jan 26, 1999 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights enforces the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. The Kentucky Civil Rights Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of sex. (KCHR interprets sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity) Cities and counties have also passed non-discrimination ordinances which explicitly protects individuals from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38920 https://kchr.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx https://kchr.ky.gov/Resources/Reports/Annual%20Report%20FY2024%20&%20FY2025.pdf |
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edited by mineszilla. KCHR enforces the Kentucky Civil Rights Act which has determined that sex includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Description | On the federal level, individuals are protected from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in HUD housing programs, shelters and other HUD-funded providers. On the state level, 26 communities in Kentucky protect individuals from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances. Individuals may also report housing discrimination to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. | The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights enforces the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. The Kentucky Civil Rights Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of sex. (KCHR interprets sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity) Cities and counties have also passed non-discrimination ordinances which explicitly protects individuals from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://kchr.ky.gov/About/Pages/FAQs.aspx https://www.hud.gov/news/hud-no-25-026 | https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38920 https://kchr.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx https://kchr.ky.gov/Resources/Reports/Annual%20Report%20FY2024%20&%20FY2025.pdf |
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edited by mineszilla. Found a date for the first LGBTQ Fairness Ordinance passed in Louisville
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| Start Date | 1999 | Jan 26, 1999 |
edited by mineszilla. Adding date for the first fairness ordinance.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 1999 |
edited by mineszilla. Adding info about HUD protections
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| Description | 26 communities in Kentucky protect individuals from housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity under LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances. Individuals may also report housing discrimination to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. | On the federal level, individuals are protected from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in HUD housing programs, shelters and other HUD-funded providers. On the state level, 26 communities in Kentucky protect individuals from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances. Individuals may also report housing discrimination to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. |
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| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://kchr.ky.gov/About/Pages/FAQs.aspx | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://kchr.ky.gov/About/Pages/FAQs.aspx https://www.hud.gov/news/hud-no-25-026 |
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edited by mineszilla. Fairness ordinances include protections from housing discrimination in Kentucky
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No protections | Varies by Region |
| Description | In the absence of a Statewide Fairness law, employment, housing, and public accommodations discrimination is still legal against LGBT people. In a progressive move, the Kentucky Housing Corporation announced a statewide policy change in 2013 to mirror HUD's adoption of LGBT discrimination protections in federally-supported housing. | 26 communities in Kentucky protect individuals from housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity under LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances. Individuals may also report housing discrimination to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. |
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| Sources | http://kchr.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/37CB8B64-EA1B-48BB-A636-087787E05453/0/Spring2014Newsletter.pdf | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://kchr.ky.gov/About/Pages/FAQs.aspx |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In the absence of a Statewide Fairness law, employment, housing, and public accommodations discrimination is still legal against LGBT people. In a progressive move, the Kentucky Housing Corporation announced a statewide policy change in 2013 to mirror HUD's adoption of LGBT discrimination protections in federally-supported housing. |
| Sources | http://kchr.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/37CB8B64-EA1B-48BB-A636-087787E05453/0/Spring2014Newsletter.pdf |