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Summary of One Community 's Path to Greater Social Justice by Melanie Otis

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Summary of One Community 's Path to Greater Social Justice by Melanie Otis

The article talks about how the state of Kentucky 's lesbian , gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT ) groups has been able to pass a legislation which assures LGBT groups their civil rights such as right to employment , housing , and other matters . The article comprehensively looks at the different strategies undertaken by the Kentucky Fairness Alliance in their

battle for fair treatment across the county and the entire state especially because the said initiative took just several months , instead of several years . It looks at the effectiveness of the different strategies and tactics which affect social change , more focused on community building

The LGBT exercised several strategies by educating members of the city council , using social movements ' methods such as sharing data fro other communities that had successfully passed an ordinance

The strategy of education and visibility employed by the KFA includes several key aspects . First of which is timing . Timing involves the recognition of the right window of opportunity to make the most fortuitous moves and to mobilize resources . The example given in the article was the time when KFA pursued the lobbying of their rights after the Louisville Fairness Campaign successfully passed into legislation their ordinance in the Lexington-Fayette County community

Another strategy employed by the KFA was that they worked with the media to ensure their visibility...