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| Region | Kentucky |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | 1999 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Commonwealth of Kentucky does not have statewide LGBT fairness protections. Currently only six cities have LGBT protections: Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Vicco, Frankfort, and Morehead. Governor Steve Beshear, by Executive Order, prohibited discrimination |
| Sources | http://www.aclu-ky.org/articles/morehead-ky-adopts-fairness-ordinance/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Description indicates it varies by region.
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal in some contexts | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | 1792 | 1999 |
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| Description | The Commonwealth of Kentucky does not have statewide LGBT fairness protections. Currently only five cities have LGBT protections: Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Vicco, and Frankfort. Governor Steve Beshear, by Executive Order, prohibited discrimination | The Commonwealth of Kentucky does not have statewide LGBT fairness protections. Currently only six cities have LGBT protections: Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Vicco, Frankfort, and Morehead. Governor Steve Beshear, by Executive Order, prohibited discrimination |
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| Sources | http://www.lex18.com/news/vicco-kentucky-approves-lgbt-fairness-law | http://www.aclu-ky.org/articles/morehead-ky-adopts-fairness-ordinance/ |
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Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed "Woodford County is also fair."
- Status is not correct "Kentucky currently has 24 cities with fairness protections: Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), and Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), and Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022)."
created by bradcoffey106
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | 1792 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Commonwealth of Kentucky does not have statewide LGBT fairness protections. Currently only five cities have LGBT protections: Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Vicco, and Frankfort. Governor Steve Beshear, by Executive Order, prohibited discrimination |
| Sources | http://www.lex18.com/news/vicco-kentucky-approves-lgbt-fairness-law |
Reports (2)
- Other information is incorrect "Six cities have non-discrimination Fairness laws. Morehead passed in December 2013."
- Other information is incorrect "As of December, 2013, Morehead became the sixth city with discrimination protections."