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Melissa R. Michelson, Guest Contributor
Melissa Michelson is a professor of political science at Menlo College with a focus on Latino & minority politics and LGBTQ rights.
Michelson is the author, with Brian Harrison, of Transforming Prejudice: Identity, Fear, and Transgender Rights.