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| Region | Kentucky |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Married couples only |
| Start Date | Sep 12, 2008 |
| End Date | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Description | Under federal law since 2015. Single adoption, joint adoption for married couples and second parent adoption for married couples are all allowed for LGBT people. In Kentucky, businesses can discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. While it is unclear if this also applies to adoption agencies, such a case has been brought up in court and ended up with the judge resigning. |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18-Kentucky-Snapshot.pdf https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/recognition/parenting/adoption |
Revision History (12)
edited by mineszilla. Kentucky Supreme Court legalizes all adoptions
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| End Date | (none) | Jun 20, 2025 |
edited by mineszilla. married or single
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| Value | Legal | Married couples only |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18-Kentucky-Snapshot.pdf | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18-Kentucky-Snapshot.pdf https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/recognition/parenting/adoption |
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edited by Notdog1996
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| End Date | Sep 7, 2018 | (none) |
| Description | Under federal law since 2015. pending under state law. | Under federal law since 2015. Single adoption, joint adoption for married couples and second parent adoption for married couples are all allowed for LGBT people. In Kentucky, businesses can discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. While it is unclear if this also applies to adoption agencies, such a case has been brought up in court and ended up with the judge resigning. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18-Kentucky-Snapshot.pdf |
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| Description | Under federal law since 2015. | Under federal law since 2015. pending under state law. |
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| Value | Single only | Legal |
| Description | legalization pending. | Under federal law since 2015. |
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| Value | Legal | Single only |
| Description | Currently being implemented. | legalization pending. |
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| Value | Single only | Legal |
| End Date | Aug 21, 2018 | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Description | Under state law only. Full state adoption statewide pending. | Currently being implemented. |
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| Value | Legal | Single only |
| End Date | Jul 18, 2018 | Jul 21, 2018 |
| Description | Under federal and state law. Full state adoption statewide pending. | Under state law only. Full state adoption statewide pending. |
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