Zaya Wade reintroduced herself on the red carpet as she strutted for the camera like a seasoned model.
What We Know:
- Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are continuing to show the world how proud they are of their child, Zaya Wade.
- Saturday night at the 6th Annual Truth Awards in Los Angles, Dwayne uplifted his daughter Zaya as she wore a green, black, and pink custom fit by Richfresh.
- The Truth Awards, hosted by Better Brothers LA, is an award ceremony honoring the accomplishments of the Black LGBTQ community and its allies.
- Dwayne even went to Instagram to share the confident 12-year-old to the world. He said, “Everyone allow her to re-introduce herself her name is Zaya Wade! Last night was Zaya’s first red carpet and we couldn’t have been prouder of how she handled the questions that were asked of her. She has emerged as one of the young faces and voices for the LGBTQ+ community.”
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- Fans and the Wades’ Hollywood friends praised Wade for his unwavering support for his daughter, and Zaya’s choice to step out into the world on her own terms.
- Dwyane Wade shared another photo from the event of him and his wife and stated, “Last night was a dope experience for our family.”
- Singer Tank commented under Dwyane’s post stating, “The university will continue to reward your elevated existence. I pray that the hate, the ridicule, and any other weapons formed against you and your family will NEVER PROSPER! Love has an army too! Go Zaya!”
- Zaya was assigned male at birth and was formally named Zion, but now wishes to be referred to as Zaya and to be addressed by the female pronouns she/her.
- According to The Grio, Wade perviously spoke to Entertainment Tonight about his transgender daughter and why he chose to go public about it. “We’re not the only family that deals with all the things we’ve spoken about,” Wade told ET. “We’re not the only family that had to deal with surrogacy, to bring our daughter into the world. We’re not the only family that’s had to deal with gender expression, gender identity, sexuality, with their child. We understand the position we’ve been put in, especially in our community, and even though it’s not always a popular thing to speak out on issues that people are uncomfortable with or not as educated on,” Wade added in the interview. “But this is the platform that God gave me and my family, so we use it.”
We are proud that Dwyane Wade stands behind his daughter and supports her. The world has already accepted Zaya with open arms.
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