Advocate NL 7/7/26

Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with some random trivia: Newly released data reveals that a record-breaking amount of sex-enhancing medications were prescribed to active duty troops in 2025.

Desiree Guerrero has the details how, in a recent New York Post article with a headline proclaiming “U.S. soldiers having more sex than ever under President Trump,” new data shows that 108,332 prescriptions were dispensed last year to active military personnel for erectile dysfunction.

"This marks an all-time high for erectile pill prescriptions within the military, but only slightly higher than the previous record of 108,323 prescriptions set in 2024," Guerrero reports.

These numbers come at a time when the U.S. is upholding a policy that prevents military clinics or insurance from covering gender-affirming care, including for veterans. Arguably, erectile enhancing drugs for cisgender men could be considered gender-affirming care, leaving LGBTQ+ advocates to point out the current policy’s hypocrisy. Are we surprised?

Thanks folks, stay safe and we'll be back tomorrow!

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