Dr. Katherine Farris: One of the biggest things I learned in my advocacy training is that data doesn’t matter. Of course data matters– it hurts me to even say that as a physician and a scientist. I know that I change my practice based on data, but you don’t change people’s hearts and minds with data. You change people’s hearts and minds with stories. One of the best benefits of me being able to speak to lawmakers about this is that I can share de-identified patient stories and help them understand the impacts of these laws, and how they change people’s lives, and why it’s so important that they stand hard to not allow any other bans– to not vote for any other bans.