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Dwyane Wade has been an outspoken ally towards the LGBTQ community. The Miami Heat icon has been vocal in his support of his daughter Zaya, who came out as transgender more than a year ago at age-12.
Wade had previously gotten flak for supporting his daughter from rapper Boosie Badazz, who criticized the Heat star for enabling his child to “be gay” when Zaya wasn't yet at the right age to determine such things. The rapper remained unapologetic to Wade and his family even after the controversial statement got him in some hot water.
About a year later, Wade had finally broken his silence on the matter. The Heat star appeared on the “I Am Athlete” podcast and sent a strong message to Boosie, as well as any other voices trying to put down the LGBTQ community. In fact, he even thanked them.
“At the end of the day, what I’m dealing with people, I’m dealing with life and death. It’s people in the transgender community that are getting killed,” Dwyane Wade said. “It’s kids that are murdering theirselves, that are hanging themselves, they’re killing themselves because something as simple as acceptance,” Wade explained during his appearance on the “I Am Athlete” podcast.
“So, Boosie, all the people who got something to say, J-Boogie (J-Boog of 2000s R&B group B2K) who just came out recently … All the people who got something to say about my kids, I thank you because you’re allowing the conversation to keep going forward because you what? You might not have the answer today, I don’t have all the answers, but we’re growing from all these conversations,” Wade said. “So I thank everybody for even hating and starting these conversations because those conversations are starting other conversations that we need to have. And that’s happening out there.”
That's absolutely awesome stuff from Dwyane Wade. The Heat star has been nothing but supportive of his daughter, which is the best you can do as a parent in trying to nurture your child.
