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Gender Identity and Expression

Kentucky Equality Federation believes everyone should have the right to a workplace free from discrimination and committed to equality of opportunity without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.

Inclusive non-discrimination policies make good business sense. Over two-thirds of the nation's Fortune 500 companies have non-discrimination policies that include sexual orientation. 125 of these companies also include protections for gender identity.

Until very recently, international human rights treaties and documents contained no protections specifically for gender-nonconforming people. With the March 2007 release of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation, and the June 2008 adoption of a Resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by the Organization of American States, this situation is slowly beginning to change on an international level.

The Real Picture

Neither the Commonwealth of Kentucky or the United States of America have laws protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex people from discrimination.

To be clear, Kentucky law currently offers no protection to LGBTI people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, or accommodations.

SUPPORT: Protect LGBTI people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, and accommodations.

We support this legislation being passed by:

United Nations
United States of America
Commonwealth of Kentucky

Subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (counties and cities). Currently, the cities of Covington, Lexington, and Louisville offer such protections by way of a local city ordinance.

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