SPARTA Pride stands as a beacon for transgender individuals who currently serve or have served in the U.S. military. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, independent of the Department of Defense (DoD), our mission is clear: to support, educate, and advocate. SPARTA Pride collaborates with other LGBT advocacy organizations to promote an inclusive military environment that values the contributions of all Americans with the desire to serve.
Vision:
Ensure the right to serve for transgender service members and foster an environment where service members and their service thrive.
Mission:
- SPARTA provides transgender service members with world-class peer support and mentoring to maximize resilience, excellence in service, mission readiness, and retention.
- SPARTA educates commanders, lawmakers, service members, and the public on transgender service concerns, procedures, best practices, and the exceptionalism of an inclusive, all-volunteer military representative of the American people.
- SPARTA advocates for the legal right of transgender service members to serve openly, authentically, and as their affirming gender.
Membership:
Membership is open to all serving transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming personnel in the U.S. Armed Forces. SPARTA extends its support to the families, veterans, and allies of transgender service members. There are no membership fees, and joining is as simple as associating with our organization or joining our Facebook and Discord communities.
Objectives:
- Support: Provide unparalleled peer support and mentoring to bolster personal resilience, mission readiness, and retention among transgender service members.
- Education: Proactively educate commanders, legislators, service members, and the public about transgender service concerns, best practices, and the benefits of a diverse and representative military.
- Advocacy: Champion the rights of transgender service members to serve openly, authentically, and in alignment with their affirming gender.
Our Board:
SPARTA’s Board of Directors comprises active duty, reserve, and veteran transgender service members responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic planning of the organization. The board also oversees the committees necessary for fulfilling SPARTA’s mission: Advocacy, Development, Communication, Legal, and Membership.
SPARTA Values:
- SPARTA is a nonpartisan organization committed to ensuring the rights and opportunities of all transgender service members and aspiring recruits.
- SPARTA is committed to equal opportunity for all service members regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression.
- SPARTA will educate key stakeholders and the public about issues impacting transgender military service.
- SPARTA collaborates with LGBT advocacy organizations to promote an inclusive military environment that values the contributions of all Americans willing to serve.
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