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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    023 hours 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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      15 hours 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

    • @tarrox1992@lemm.ee
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      220 hours ago

      Well, from that logic, it just sounds like you think cis people shouldn’t be able to have the parts they want, but trans people should. How is a trans man getting a working penis different from a cis man getting a working penis, in terms of gender care?

      • @grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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        19 hours ago

        Really confused where you’re getting that from, since I said the exact opposite.

        They’re obviously both gender affirming care, even though many cis people I’m sure would balk at that labeling.

        EDIT oh is it the part about “cut it all out” in the original comment? I’m taking that as highlighting the double standard, not a serious request to just cut everyone’s care out.

        • @tarrox1992@lemm.ee
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          111 hours ago

          No, it just seems like you saying “it’s gender affirming care for people with very rigid views on gender roles” doesn’t apply to everyone actually seeking a functional penis, but I think I slightly misinterpreted the comment.