Steven Thomas Copsey

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist @ BBC Studios. Loves gin, cakes & life. All views are my own.

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Come and have a listen: https://t.co/8mhVvGWDxV

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Great start to our holiday @KLM_UK and @airfrance - both of our hold suitcases and 3 weeks of holiday clothes waterlogged with dirty water…

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Much needed celebratory drink in the sun after completing my first week at the new job whilst juggling care for mum. What a week!

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Simon Cremen was an inspiration. A long time friend of @Link_LGBT a massive supporter of @Mermaids_Gender - he’s also been a personal inspiration for so many, me included. He touched so many lives. He will be missed. ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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It’s been a tough year for everyone, but remember your LGBTQ+ friends and family. As a community we’re already far more likely than the general population to experience an episode of poor mental health, be made homeless in our teens or be in abusive relationships.

#idahobit2021

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Sean and I had a car pull up to us last year during lockdown 1. When you were allowed to go to the shops in pairs. The man (in his 40s) pulled up as he was driving down the road towards us, just so he could very aggressively shout “you’re supposed to be 2 metres apart!”

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That might seem dramatic to some but the last time a car pulled up beside me when I was holding another man’s hand, four young men proceeded to throw glass bottles at me before driving off laughing.

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It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - let’s keep talking about our mental health @IncEmp

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay

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Just a nice li’l chat with me @NicenNeetz @JamesLedger93 and @MichelleDaltry @IncEmp

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Very excited to have been involved in in the @IncEmp podcast. My first appearance isn’t until episode 2 (spoiler alert) but here’s episode 1 with @StephanieHirst @MarianneCowie @tfarrenson and our very own Mat

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The average Brit drinks the equivalent of 108 bottles of wine per year. That’s 342 pints of lager a year.

28% of men engage in “increased risk drinking” compared to 14% of women.

24% of men are thought to be drinking at a hazardous level.

https://t.co/KIiN4KPDVF

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Testosterone is linked to the synthesis of melatonin in men. Melatonin is the hormone responsible for regulating your body’s biological clock. Without healthy levels of melatonin, you’ll find it extremely difficult to fall into a deep sleep.

https://t.co/5Tns881sWe

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Trans men may be more likely to develop osteoporosis.

It’s been suggested that fibromyalgia is more prevalent in the male trans population, as is chronic fatigue.

Trans men are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack than cisgender men.

https://t.co/EDgXe0jeYZ

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In the U.K., 28% of men aged 18 and above feel anxious because of body image issues.

11% have experienced suicidal thoughts and feelings due to these issues. 4% had deliberately harmed themselves because of the way they feel about their bodies.

https://t.co/yHPC24T1ir

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Between 11,000 and 12,000 vasectomy procedures are completed in the U.K. every year. 

The most common age for men to opt for vasectomy is between 41 and 45, although 1 in 3 men who have vasectomies are under the age of 35. 

https://t.co/kkPkDdKfRW

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Around half of all men in the U.K. up to the age of 40 have some sort of problem urinating. Most men over the age of 40 have some sort of problem urinating.

If you know what’s causing it, you can manage it - so if you don’t know, find out!

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Over 2,400 men a year a diagnosed with testicular cancer in the U.K. It can occur at any age but is most common between the ages of 15 and 45.

47% of diagnoses are in men under the age of 35.

https://t.co/SJ3ZvPFyKe

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40% of men said it would take thoughts of suicide or self harm before they consider seeking professional help.

Men are :
-67% more likely to die from cancer than women.
- 70% more likely to die from sepsis than women.

So let’s keep talking.

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