Cultivating an inclusive culture is baked into Logitech’s core values, especially “Open and Ourselves,” and during Pride Month, that value truly comes alive. Diverse teams bring unique human perspectives into our design rooms, fueling the creativity that drives products and solutions to meet the needs of our global customer base.
We asked leaders of LogiPride, our LGBTIQ+ Employee Resource Group, to reflect on our 2026 Pride Month theme: Visibility Is Power. It’s a reminder of what happens when people are truly seen, heard, and valued. It celebrates the courage it takes to live authentically and shows how representation drives systemic equity, safety, and community, both inside our walls and out in the world. Here is a look at what they shared.
Chris Thomson looks at visibility through the lens of psychological safety and professional opportunity.
To me, Visibility is Power means building corporate cultures where people never have to trade authenticity for opportunity. It means creating psychologically safe spaces where human beings—not just resumes, titles, or backgrounds—are truly seen, heard, and valued.
As someone deeply connected to Logitech’s values, I believe inclusive visibility builds trust, fuels collaboration, and unlocks innovation through diverse lived experiences and fearless curiosity.
In Talent Acquisition, I work hard to create a human-centric hiring process that invites people to show up fully as themselves, because cultural alignment matters just as much as capability.
For Giulio Barresi, visibility started as a personal mission to become the representation he never had growing up.
This year’s theme, Visibility is Power, takes me back to the infancy of my advocacy work. As a high school student, I distinctly remember hearing someone say, ‘There are no gays here, why should this even be a topic?’ That sentence stuck with me. It made me realize that my identity was being rendered invisible, and that I was adapting to social norms I didn’t relate to. Fearful of rejection or worse, I wasted so much energy creating a persona that wasn’t me just to comply. Because I had no role models to look up to, I wasn’t even sure if other options existed.
That is why I decided to become visible. I wanted to become the role model I so desperately wished I had when I was younger.
Today, I’m extremely grateful for the incredible role models who crossed my path and shaped who I am. I am proud to show up every day and be visible, at home, at work, with my friends, and within my community. Our visibility shapes diversity, sparks creativity, and builds inclusion.
Heath Cleveland reflects on how finding visible communities changed his life path, and why bringing your full identity to the office matters now more than ever.
When I became a LogiPride ERG lead in 2022, I knew visibility was important, but it was my own lived experiences and observations that solidified why this work is so vital.
I grew up in a small Texas county that remains one of the most hostile places in the US for LGBTQIA+ people. In college, for the first time, I saw LGBTQIA+ people living openly. Without that exposure, I might not have come out or lived authentically at all. I am immensely grateful to the people who were brave enough to be visible publicly. They absolutely impacted my life for the better.
In my lifetime, the percentage of Americans who know an LGBTQIA+ person has jumped from 30% to nearly 100%. According to data from NORC and GLAAD, this shift in public acceptance is directly attributable to visibility and representation in media and daily life. I have seen firsthand the power visibility has to change public perception for the better.
Despite knowing all of this, I didn’t anticipate the positive impact visibility would have on my professional life. When I became an ERG lead, I felt vulnerable. I worried if being so ‘myself’ at work might look unprofessional.
Since joining LogiPride, my career has accelerated. I’ve learned that we drive the most value when we bring our whole, authentic selves to work—especially in the age of AI, where our value is increasingly driven by our unique humanity.
Samantha Kliss closes our reflections by highlighting visibility as a vital tool for mental health, community, and the next generation.
When I sat down to reflect on what Visibility is Power means to me, I realized something vital: visibility isn’t just a catchy slogan. For the LGBTQIA+ community—which has historically been pushed into the shadows—the act of being seen is a survival strategy, an advocacy tool, and a psychological lifeline. It is a radical act of reclamation.
To me, visibility is powerful because it replaces stereotypes with reality. When we live openly in our daily lives as neighbors, friends, and coworkers, it becomes much harder for others to hold onto unconscious bias. Everyday visibility ensures that being LGBTQIA+ is recognized for exactly what it is: a natural, beautiful variation of the human experience.
On a personal level, visibility reduces isolation. Seeing others live openly melts away the internalized stigma that so often drives mental health struggles. It validates who we are, boosts self-esteem, and reminds us that we belong exactly as we are.
When we show up authentically in spaces like Logitech, we aren’t just working; we are opening doors, shifting perspectives, and building a safer world. There is immense power in simply being seen.
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