LOUISVILLE, KY â A bipartisan group of Kentucky State Representatives prefiled several pro-LGBTQ bills for the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly - including the first Statewide Fairness Law and the HEROES Act, which would restore state veterans benefits to some LGBTQ ex-service members.Â
The Fairness Campaign â based in Louisville, Kentucky â says the Statewide Fairness Laws would add sexual orientation and gender identity to state discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations.Â
The laws were prefiled separately as
Bill Request 990 by Rep. Patti Minter (D-Bowling Green) and
Bill Request 836 by Rep. Lisa Willner (D-Louisville) and Rep. Kim Banta (R-Ft. Mitchell), who makes history as the first House Republican to take the lead on LGBTQ discrimination protections.