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Title: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: Kendra on July 08, 2017, 12:20:41 PM
I know not everyone admires the menu at MacDonald's.  I am sort of vegan (plus fish), had my last Big Mac in 1995 when my waistline was 16 inches larger.  Regardless of nutritional wisdom, The Economist has published the Big Mac Index since 1986. 

Does anything similar exist to compare the personal medical cost of being transgender in each country? 
Title: Re: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: Devlyn on July 08, 2017, 12:25:47 PM
<scurrying off to google>


<shuffling back, sulking>

You owe me two minutes of my life back!  :laugh:

Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: Sarah.VanDistel on July 08, 2017, 12:37:45 PM
Very interesting question, Kendra. It would be a cost of transition versus revenue and cost of life for each country. It would be an eye-opener.

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Title: Re: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: lilpinkdragon on July 08, 2017, 12:39:35 PM
Sadly I believe we're the newest thing for them to play around with all of our costs are actually what probably keeps these medical institutions busy and employed

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Title: Re: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: Kendra on July 08, 2017, 01:09:35 PM
Devlyn, in two minutes you can have fries with that.   :P
Title: Re: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: Rachel on July 08, 2017, 01:26:07 PM
Kendra, that is an awesome idea. I know my/insurance company/ work costs for my transition and it continues to roll up. There could be a sub index per country like a Spiegel index.
Title: Re: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: tgirlamg on July 08, 2017, 04:47:57 PM
I don't want to know what I spent!!!! :)

All I know is it was worth every penny and then some!!!! :)
Title: Re: Does a transgender Big Mac Index exist?
Post by: Kendra on July 08, 2017, 07:31:06 PM
Yep that's a lot of Big Macs - and I haven't even had real surgery yet.

>  who is it that said
    the best things in life are free
    did not see my bills

The entire MTF HRT Haiku is here:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,225490.0.html