Founded in 2013, SPARTA Pride is a community of transgender service members, veterans, and their allies. SPARTA Pride?s membership includes over 2,000 transgender Americans actively serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, many of whom have served honorably for one to two decades. Beyond peer support, SPARTA Pride offers grants to members in need, educates stakeholders and the public about our community, and advocates with lawmakers and leaders for open transgender military service.