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So apparently Dwayne Wade has a transgender son/daughter
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:37 am
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:37 am
12 year old Zaya.
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There are certain things that truly just warm your heart, and for us supportive parents to LGBTQ+ kids are certainly one of those things.
With everything else going on in the world, it feels nothing short of amazing to watch Dwyane Wade, noted NBA star, talk about how he and his wife Gabrielle Union are not only supporting but also empowering their teenaged child Zaya.
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“First of all me and my wife, Gabrielle Union, we are proud parents of a child in the LGBTQ+ community and we’re proud allies as well,” Wade said in a new interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The spot was to promote a new ESPN documentary based on the basketball player, called D Wade: Life Unexpected. “We take our roles and responsibilities as parents very seriously. So, when our child comes home with a question, when our child comes home with an issue, when our child comes home with anything, it’s our job as parents to listen to that to give them the best information that we can, the best feedback that we can, and that doesn’t change now that sexuality [and gender] is involved.”
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In December, Wade did an interview where he referred to the 12-year-old with she/her pronouns. Now, Wade has revealed that one day the child came home and sat Wade and Union down and asked not only to be referred to with those pronouns, but to also be called Zaya, as she comes into her identity.
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“So internally it’s our job to one go out and get information, to reach out to every relationship that we have, ” Wade said of his reaction “My wife reached out to everyone on the cast of Pose.
We just tried to figure out as much information as we can to help our child be her best self.” Pose, notably, is staffed with many queer and trans people of color in front of and behind the camera, who likely could lend Wade and the rest of the family some advice.
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“I looked at her and said you are a leader,” Wade continued, explaining his conversation with Zaya. “It’s our opportunity to allow you to be a voice. Right now, it’s through us because she’s 12 years old, but eventually it will be through her.”
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:38 am to diddlydawg7
Still more masculine than Magic Johnson's son
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:39 am to diddlydawg7
so it has a penis or no?
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:40 am to diddlydawg7
Less pics of the kid, more pics of Gabrielle Union
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:40 am to diddlydawg7
It'll crush in the WNBA
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:40 am to diddlydawg7
And here I thought gobs of money could prevent mental illness.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:41 am to diddlydawg7
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Dwayne Wade has a transgender son/daughter
And....
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:42 am to Chad504boy
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so it has a penis or no?
Yes. His name used to be Zion.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:42 am to diddlydawg7
leftists are insane people that are ruining this great nation
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:42 am to Chad504boy
I’m confused because first he said he was gay. Now he wants to be a girl. If he becomes a girl and likes guys does that still make him gay! lol
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:44 am to diddlydawg7
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12 year old Zaya
Good shite, actually
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:45 am to diddlydawg7
She’s 12. Her opinion, will change, just like a 12 year old.
Her opinion should only be relevant to her parents. This is not newsworthy, except to push an agenda.
Her opinion should only be relevant to her parents. This is not newsworthy, except to push an agenda.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:45 am to diddlydawg7
This doesn't impact me in any way. I hope all of DWade's kids grow up happy and I don't care what clothes they wear.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:45 am to Booyow
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Good shite, actually
Agreed! Got a bottle at the house as well.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:45 am to diddlydawg7
I had a double take on that last picture.
Thought the shirt said Casey Anthony.
Thought the shirt said Casey Anthony.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:47 am to diddlydawg7
man, 12 year old sure are different these days than when I grew up
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:49 am to diddlydawg7
“If Jeezy’s paying Lebron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade” - Jay Z in Empire State of mind
Posted on 2/11/20 at 10:51 am to diddlydawg7
I think its dangerous to assume this is the end of the child's evolution, at only 12 years of age. Many of these children with gender dysphoria grow out of it.
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