Entry #242: LGBT discrimination in Kentucky

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Region	Kentucky
Issue	LGBT discrimination
Status	Varies by Region
Start Date	Jan 26, 1999
End Date	(none)
Description	LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Kentucky communities with LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances include Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022). Two additional communities have approved partial Fairness Ordinances: Ashland (housing protections) and Cynthiana (housing and public accommodations protections).
Sources	https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY

Revision History (5)

6 days ago

edited by mineszilla. Adding date and context of LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances.

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Start Date	1999	Jan 26, 1999
Description	Kentucky communities with LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances include Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022). Two additional communities have approved partial Fairness Ordinances: Ashland (housing protections) and Cynthiana (housing and public accommodations protections).	LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Kentucky communities with LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances include Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022). Two additional communities have approved partial Fairness Ordinances: Ashland (housing protections) and Cynthiana (housing and public accommodations protections).
Description	Show Difference Kentucky communities with LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances include Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022). Two additional communities have approved partial Fairness Ordinances: Ashland (housing protections) and Cynthiana (housing and public accommodations protections). protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Kentucky communities with LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances include Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022). Two additional communities have approved partial Fairness Ordinances: Ashland (housing protections) and Cynthiana (housing and public accommodations protections).
Sources	https://www.fairness.org/about-us/	https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY
Sources	Show Difference https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://www.fairness.org/about-us/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY

7 days ago

edited by mineszilla. Adding relevent information

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	Old Value	New Value
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	Kentucky communities with LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances include Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022). Two additional communities have approved partial Fairness Ordinances: Ashland (housing protections) and Cynthiana (housing and public accommodations protections).
Description	Show Difference 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 communities with LGBTQ Fairness Ordinances include Louisville (1999), Lexington (1999), Covington (2003), Vicco (2013), Frankfort (2013), Morehead (2013), Danville (2014), Midway (2015), Paducah (2018), Maysville (2018), Henderson (2019), Dayton (2019), Georgetown (2019), Versailles (2019), Bellevue (2019), Highland Heights (2019), Fort Thomas (2020), Woodford County (2020), Cold Spring (2020), Newport (2020), Crescent Springs (2021), Augusta (2021), Fort Mitchell (2021), and Elsmere (2022). Two additional communities have approved partial Fairness Ordinances: Ashland (housing protections) and Cynthiana (housing and public accommodations protections).
Sources	http://www.aclu-ky.org/articles/morehead-ky-adopts-fairness-ordinance/	https://www.fairness.org/about-us/
Sources	Show Difference http://www.aclu-ky.org/articles/morehead-ky-adopts-fairness-ordinance/ https://www.fairness.org/about-us/

Mar 31, 2025

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Description indicates it varies by region.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal in some contexts	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Illegal in some contexts	Varies by Region
Start Date	1792	1999

Mar 27, 2014

edited by imullin01

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
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
Description	Show Difference 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 six cities have LGBT protections: Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Vicco, Frankfort, and Morehead. Governor Steve Beshear, by Executive Order, prohibited discrimination
Sources	http://www.lex18.com/news/vicco-kentucky-approves-lgbt-fairness-law	http://www.aclu-ky.org/articles/morehead-ky-adopts-fairness-ordinance/
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lex18.com/news/vicco-kentucky-approves-lgbt-fairness-law http://www.aclu-ky.org/articles/morehead-ky-adopts-fairness-ordinance/

Reports (2)
Newer law has been passed "Woodford County is also fair."
Nov 1, 2023
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)."
Oct 25, 2023

Sep 16, 2013

created by bradcoffey106

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	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."
Jan 29, 2014
Other information is incorrect "As of December, 2013, Morehead became the sixth city with discrimination protections."
Jan 25, 2014