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Dwyane Wade Reveals 12-Year-Old Trans Child Will Now Go By Zaya; reaffirms complete support for the LGBTQ+ community with wife Gabrielle Union
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Dwyane Wade Reveals 12-Year-Old Child Will Now Go By Zaya
The basketball star gave a master class in being a supportive parent to a queer or trans child in his recent 'Ellen' interviewwww.out.com
Absolutely groundbreaking moment for the black community and a much needed celebrity/athlete voice to give affirmation.
Amazing, I love this so much.
Gabby and Dwyane are the real ones.
Sport fanbases can be incredibly toxic and frankly disgusting online so I won't read comments but much respect to Wade and gabby. Hopefully they can open some close minds.
What a great family and so happy for Zaya to be able to be her true self and to brought up in such a loving household with full support from her family.
This is awesome and hopefully something that sparks positive changes and conversation in the black community. Our black trans sisters and brothers need as much support as they can get as they are usually on the receiving end of a lot of shit. Basically if you're a black trans, there is a good chance you'll get murdered. Way higher risk than the general populace. And to add insult to injury you don't hear about it often even in the larger LGBT community. Seems like no one cares. It's a horrifying statistics.
This is the job of every parent. Create the safe space. The loving space, that locks out the bigotry and hate. That allows your children to be who they need to be. I wish all children had those spaces.
I'm glad they put this out. This is less about who they are as parents, and more about shining the path for other parents whom are afraid to stand with their children in this way.
I'm glad they put this out. This is less about who they are as parents, and more about shining the path for other parents whom are afraid to stand with their children in this way.
This is amazing. Culture that is big on traditional masculinity image/roles need to be exposed to LGBTQ+ people as a normal part of life that is normal and worth supporting and celebrating. Guys like Wade who are heroes to many people are the ones who can help make that happen.
A lot of the time you're afraid to hear about the personal lives of an athlete or celebrity because they may secretly be garbage. This is especially true if they are your favorite performer of that type. Couldn't be me here. D-Wade is my favorite athlete of all time and he keeps backing that up even in his retirement. He's affirming and explicitly looking to learn-- when you go into these conversations with an attitude like that, it's less of a big deal if your terms and decorum aren't up to snuff from the start. That open heart is the core of a great ally.
I wish Zaya and Dwyane the best. Keep being awesome examples.
I wish Zaya and Dwyane the best. Keep being awesome examples.
I remember Wade was essentially the second coming of Michael Jordan in the 06' finals good to see he's serious about parenting.
Great parenting. Hard to underestimate how much of a positive difference this will make to Zayas life.
This is awesome and wholesome. Happy that Zaya has parents like Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union.
Wow. Are all kids so intelligent and well spoken nowadays? Playing video games online? You'd never know. I may have to change my stance on children being annoying as fuck. This child here is awesome.
Good on them for raising her right!
Oh btw. Do not read the Twitter replies. It made me very upset .... And I'll leave it at that. Horrible people exist on this planet.
Good on them for raising her right!
Oh btw. Do not read the Twitter replies. It made me very upset .... And I'll leave it at that. Horrible people exist on this planet.
Its heartwarming to see parents accept and love their kids TRUELY unconditionally. That said, I am in need of some education myself. I was told that undergoing a transition before puberty hits is a bad thing health wise and it should wait until after puberty. Is this true or crap?
