"Queers for Palestine" - The moral dilemma of intersecting identities
Why is there a perceived inherent contradiction in the "Queers for Palestine" movement, and is this justified?
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Welcome to Fabien Littel's personal site and blog
- Jun 28, 2023
- 6 min
Greenwashing, rainbow-washing or just existing? LGBTQ+ in the oil and gas industry
We live in complex times (haven't we always, I hear you argue...). The IPCC has reminded us again in their most recent report that we...
- May 9, 2023
- 5 min
Prozac, therapy, and Eurovision: 5 reasons why embracing the song contest is good for you
This year's Eurovision Song Contest's grand final takes place just before the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. Coincidence? Well,...
- Feb 27, 2023
- 7 min
LGBT History Month: Growing up in a world in which you don't exist
February is LGBT history month, when traditionally we take the opportunity to look back at the history of the LGBT movement, key figures...
- Feb 22, 2023
- 6 min
What's in a word: Proud
Are you proud of what you do for a living? Are you proud of where you work? (Should you be?) Are you proud of who you are, as a person?...
- Dec 14, 2022
- 7 min
2022 review - Chasing dreams in a nightmarish landscape
A year ago, 2022 was just around the corner, much anticipated and with a lot of expectations to live up to. After two years of hardship,...
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
Moral location, location, location - on thinking about your (and others') position
Why, as I worked on my MSc research, did I keep picturing a cowboy on horseback looking down from a hilltop? Why that picture exactly...
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
How to support your LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues during the World Cup (and Why)
An email exchange yesterday, with what started as a passing comment about views and perceptions on the upcoming World Cup made me realise...
- Sep 29, 2022
- 6 min
Re-published: National Inclusion Week: What does inclusion mean in late 2022?
Foreword: I initially wrote this article in September 2022 for National Inclusion Week. As is often the case after sharing an article, a...
- Aug 14, 2022
- 6 min
Self-censorship, taboos and corporate discourse: how freely do we really speak?
My current research on the discourse of morality and moral conflicts in the defence industry, alongside other conversations I have had...
- Jul 11, 2022
- 7 min
My career soundtrack: 8 songs which accompanied my working life
We usually associate music, particularly popular music, with leisure time, relaxing, partying, or just escapism. It often stands in...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
LGBTQ+ voices at work - Pride podcast with Kubrick
As part of my work with Kubrick, I have had the opportunity to take part in a podcast episode with other LGBTQ+ colleagues, to share our...
- Apr 2, 2022
- 4 min
LGBTQ+ - No time for complacency
Thursday was International Transgender Day of Visibility, which saw a lot of stories of hardship but also of hope being published by...
- Jan 3, 2022
- 4 min
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
This famous painting from Magritte invites us to challenge what we consider to be the reality, in a very simple, yet effective and...
- Nov 27, 2021
- 7 min
Learning through developing others: 2 years of working with early talent
"What advice would you give your 20 year-old self?" is a question that sometimes gets asked to those of us who have been in the world of...
- Oct 17, 2021
- 7 min
My life as a boring gay - an apology
As I sit down and get myself ready to watch Kylie Minogue's 2002 Fever Tour live in Manchester premiering on her YouTube channel (of...
- Oct 10, 2021
- 7 min
Mental Health in an Unequal World - A privileged perspective
The theme for this year's World Mental Health Day is "Mental health in an unequal world", reflecting the many divisions and inequalities...
- Sep 28, 2021
- 7 min
Inclusion week - a year full of new perspectives
Last year's inclusion week coincided with the start of my learning journey in Organisational Psychology. In parallel, I also got involved...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 8 min
Inclusion at work: insights from musicals? Let’s start at the very beginning…
With story-lines involving love, drama, fantasy, personal journeys and big adventures, told through immersive, uplifting or dramatic...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
A model for intersectionality
Earlier this year, our learning journey on the MSc Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck took us to explore intersectionality, which I...
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