Dwyane Wade has revealed that he and his wife Gabrielle Union moved their family out of Florida.
In a new interview, the 41-year-old retired Miami Heat player spoke about the hypocrisy of certain Florida politicians who claim to be his fans, but have still approved anti-LGBTQ+ policies that negatively impact his family.
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“That’s another reason why I don’t live in that state,” Dwyane shared with Rachel Nichols during a recent episode of Headliners. “Many people don’t know it. “I have to make decisions for my family, not just personal and individual decisions.”
Dwyane’s 15-year-old daughter Zaya came out as transgender in 2020, after a lengthy legal battle with her biological mother, Siohvaughn Funches, the teen model was finally granted a legal name and gender change in February 2023. .
“I am referring, obviously, to the tax [situation] it’s great. Having Wade County is great,” Dwyane said of Florida, “but my family wouldn’t be accepted or feel comfortable there. And that’s one of the reasons I don’t live there.”
Along with Zaya, Dwyane is the father of sons Zaire, 21, and Xavier, 9. He and Gabrielle, 50, share daughter Kaavia, 4.
Later in the interview, Dwyane said he credits his father for his own parenting philosophies.
“I tell my dad all the time that I am just a reflection of the way he loved us and the way he accepted not only me and my brothers, but also other children in the community who did not have figures paternal”, Dwyane. shared.
“And that’s why I don’t know any difference. And yes, I had to educate myself and yes, I had to understand better,” Dwyane continued. “And yes, I had to lose some friends in the process, but I never stopped loving my children and trying to find a space to have the opportunity to understand them.”
In a recent interview, Zaya talked about coming out as trans when she was 12 years old.
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