(1/12) This morning, I published a story with @guardian profiling 4 of the doctors most frequently called on by Republicans (in courthouses, statehouses, private correspondence) to defend & justify bans on gender-affirming care. Let me tell you about them and why they matter: (2/12) Dr Patrick Lappert is a plastic surgeon who provides Botox at his office in an AL strip mall & calls medical transition "a form of mutilation." He started providing expert testimony after attending a conference run by the US' most powerful right-wing Christian legal org