In a hearing over the Defense Department's removal of transgender service members, a judge uncovered that the military spends $42 million a year on Viagra.

The judge overseeing the case against the Defense Department’s firing of transgender service members revealed that the military spends 8 times more on erectile dysfunction medication than on gender affirming care.

While discussing military spending with the Defense Department (DoD) attorney for the ongoing Talbott v Trump case, Judge Ana Reyes said the DoD spends approximately $5.2 million annually on medical care for service members with gender dysphoria.

Comparatively, the DoD spends $42 million a year on medication for service members with erectile dysfunction.

The US District Judge asked: “It’s not even a rounding error, right?”

  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    It is. Or at least it can be for some folx.

    I don’t really understand what the “not” is doing in your question.

    • OrteilGenou@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Isn’t bottom surgery gender affirming care?

      Is not bottom surgery gender affirming care?

      Is bottom surgery not gender affirming care?

      Same idea, grammatically