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SPARTA Pride is a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for and provides direct support to US transgender service members, veterans, their families & allies 🇺🇸🏳️‍⚧️ We also support military families with LGBTQ+ dependents. SPARTA is a group of transgender people who currently serve or have served in the military and our families as well as veteran and uniformed allies.

10/15/2026

It’s exhausting being told that existing as transgender, or supporting trans people, is “too political.” That desiring basic rights and health care access is “a sensitive issue.” At SPARTA Pride, and as trans individuals, we’ve had countless doors shut or support withdrawn. All because those calling us names, eroding our rights, and working to erase us from society have framed our mere existence and identity as a political issue.

But we didn't ask for that, and we believe treating other human beings with dignity and respect — especially those who served their country honorably — should never be controversial. Despite what some say, empathy never went out of style.

10/13/2026

Today we commemorate the birthday of the United States Navy. On this day 251 years ago, the Continental Congress passed a resolution to establish the Continental Navy, which soon after formally became the US Navy.

Many SPARTA Pride members serve or served in our country's Navy with pride, even as the transgender service ban has ended so many of their careers. From the days of wooden ships to today's unmatched global force, the Navy has been an important part of America's story since the beginning. Thank you to all the sailors, veterans, and Navy families who have stood the watch since 1775.

10/11/2026

Today is National Coming Out Day; a time to reflect on the bravery and joys of coming out and living authentically — and support to those who haven’t yet been able to.

In today’s climate, coming out has both major risks and rewards. There’s no better example than our SPARTA Pride community: the thousands of transgender troops who came out under a policy that welcomed their service — only to now be purged for who they are. Many of us have spent the last decade serving openly with pride, meeting or exceeding all standards, until the same government we serve decided our identities are more important than our abilities.

We know all too well how coming out can cost one’s career, financial stability, legal rights, healthcare access, family, and relationships. Coming out isn’t always safe or practical. But we also know how no longer spending energy hiding, and being our full selves, improves and optimizes our lives.

Today we celebrate the strength it takes to be who we are, especially right now, whether we have come out yet or not. And we will continue to make sure we are not erased.

10/10/2026

In 1999, transgender Navy veteran Monica Helms was having dinner with Michael Page, creator of the bisexual pride flag. When he pointed out that the trans community could use one, Monica went into action and designed the iconic transgender pride flag we all know today 🏳️‍⚧️

Several years later, she founded Transgender American Veterans Association to help build support and advocacy for trans vets. This LGBTQ+ History Month, we remember Monica’s service to the country and contributions to our community 💪

Photo courtesy of Lev Raddin/Shuttershock

10/07/2026

When Zarah was a Marine Corps spouse, her husband’s supervisor at one point was a transgender man. Yes, this individual was qualified and capable, having met or exceeded the same standards as his peers. But what really stood out to Zarah was, as a leader, how well he took care of his people.

This included spouses, and Zarah recalls feeling seen and supported while he supervised her husband and they were going through turbulent times. In fact, she remembers him as one of the best Marines she ever met. This stellar service member has now lost their military career due to the current discriminatory transgender military ban.

(Credit for Photos 2-4: By U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victoria Johnson, Sgt. Martha Linares, Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado)

10/05/2026

As we kick off LGBTQ+ History Month, we cannot forget that LGBTQ+ Americans are Americans. Attempting to erase LGBTQ+ history in books, classrooms, and government means silencing the stories, accomplishments, and tribulations of millions of Americans. We all pledge allegiance to the same flag; we swear an oath to serve the same country. We all bleed the same color and aspire to our Founding Fathers' promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Without LGBTQ+ history, we wouldn't know the story of Albert Cashier, a Civil War hero who happened to be a transgender man. Without LGBTQ+ history, we wouldn't know about Leonard Matlovich, a decorated Vietnam war veteran who was the first US service member to willingly out himself as gay, challenging the military's long-standing ban on homosexuality. Without LGBTQ+ history, we'd be erasing inspirational stories like that of Eric Alva, an Iraq war veteran who, with his now-husband Danny Ingram (also a veteran) both fought back against Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

There are just a few of the millions of LGBTQ+ Americans whose stories are inextricably woven into the fabric of American history. And we will not be erased.

10/02/2026

SecDef Hegseth once again used an anti-trans slur during his September 30 “State of the Force” address at Quantico, continuing his recurring focus on transgender service members. For people he wants out of the military, we remain remarkably difficult to get out of his speeches. The obsession, apparently, continues.

10/01/2026

A decade of open service for transgender troops.

Yes, open... because many of us are still here fighting, and history makes it clear. We will not be erased. You think this is our first ban? Hardly.

You think this is the first time a group of Americans has had to fight for the right to serve their country with dignity? Hell no.

And you think we’re going to back down now? Not a chance.

For ten years, transgender service members have led troops, deployed, commanded, jumped from airplanes, flown missions, stood watch, treated the wounded, and served across this force. Our qualifications, our records, and our service speak for themselves.

We took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath didn’t come with an expiration date because someone decided we were politically convenient to target.

We joined because we believe in this country. We served because we believe its freedoms belong to all Americans. And we will continue to fight—relentlessly, alongside our partners—for the right of qualified Americans to serve.

We have been here before. Other generations had to fight to belong in the very military they were already defending.

Now it’s our turn. We don’t back down.

A decade of service speaks for itself.

We swore an oath to the Constitution, and we won't rest until we secure those unalienable rights;

Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness.

09/30/2026

Tara Creekmore, a Navy sailor who deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln, was about to take over her command's avionics shop when the trans military ban dropped last year.

Not only had the prior experts already departed, but now Creekmore was being sent home. Read on to learn more about her experience and how this cruel policy hasn't just ended thousands of careers — it's left units without proper manning and harmed readiness and lethality across the entire force.

This is just one of many stories SPARTA Pride has collected that reveal how this policy is harming the entire military.

09/25/2026

Anti-equality policies don’t just hurt LGBTQ+ service members; they hurt military families with LGBTQ+ kids. Ultimately, they pose a risk to readiness and retention.

Last week, the SPARTA Pride team brought a group of military parents of trans youth to Capitol Hill, representing thousands of other families like theirs. These SPARTA Families met with Members of Congress and staffers to raise awareness of how harmful policies in the NDAA and beyond have impacted their families, and how the current NDAA would cause more damage. They shared how these policies and laws have already caused some of their families to leave the military.

Click through to learn more about what they were advocating for and why it impacts the entire military.

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