A national civil rights organization is placing Lexington in the top two percent nationally when it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality. The Human Rights Campaign ranking puts the bluegrass community tenth among 506 reviewed municipalities nationwide. City Deputy Director of Communications LGBTQ Relations Craig Cammack said Lexington was the first to have a countywide fairness ordinance in Kentucky.
“We’ve passed a conversion therapy ban for LGBTQ youth. We have out Lex proud campaign which encourages the community to be proud of themselves, proud of the community. We’ve passed different policies, here and there that have helped. Our domestic partner benefits that we passed,” said Cammack.
