Diversity & Inclusion

“It Was Important for Me to Not Hide This Part of My Identity.”

Oct 14, 2019 4:35 PM ET
In celebration of National Coming Out Day, Federico Castro (pictured right), an Information Technology manager at Intel Costa Rica, shares how a supportive, inviting work culture encouraged him to bring his full self to work—and inspire others to do the same.

We Are Intel

When I came to work at Intel, I was a contingent worker, and my partner at the time was a full-time Intel employee. Intel was offering insurance to same-sex couples for the first time. It was empowering, it was revolutionary, and it helped me make the decision to be open and honest from that point forward. So, in 1999, I came out at Intel. Read my story here.