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Dwyane Wade Confirms His 12-Year-Old Is Transgender: Zion Now Goes By ‘Zaya’ & Identifies As She/Her
Hollywood Life ^ | February 11, 2020 | Alyssa Norwin

Posted on 02/11/2020 8:15:06 AM PST by EdnaMode

Dywane Wade is opening up about his 12-year-old child in a candid new interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The basketball star’s kid was born as a boy named Zion, but Dwyane confirmed that the child now identifies as she/her and has asked to be called Zaya. Dwyane raises Zaya, who he has sole custody of after his split from Zaya’s mom, Siohvaughn Funches, with his wife, Gabrielle Union, and explained how he and the actress have done everything they can to support the 12-year-old after she came out as transgender.

“We are proud parents of a child in the LGBTQ+ community,” Dwyane said. “We’re proud allies, as well. We take our roles and responsibility as parents very seriously. So when our child comes home with a question or an issue or anything, it’s our job as parents to listen and give them the best information and feedback that we can. That doesn’t change because sexuality is involved with it. Once Zaya, our 12-year-old, came home — originally ZIon, born as a boy — and said, ‘Hey, I want to talk to you guys, I think going forward I’m ready to live my truth. I want to be referenced as she and her. I would love for you guys to call me Zaya.’ Internally, it’s now our job to go out and get information.”

Dwyane said that he and Gabrielle reached out to the case of Pose to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community. “We just want to figure out as much information as we can to give our child the best opportunity to be her best self.” Dwyane also revealed that he has encouraged Zaya to use her voice to be a leader within her community in the years to come. “I looked at her and said, ‘You’re a leader. And this is your opportunity to allow you to be a voice.’ Right now, it’s through us, since she’s 12 years old, but eventually, it will be through her.” Dwyane and Gabrielle have proudly attended Pride events with Zaya in the past.

In addition to Zaya, Dwyane also shares another son, Zaire, 18, who he also has sole custody of, with Siohvaughn. He had a third son, Xavier, 6, with Aja Metoyer while on a break from Gabrielle in 2013. His daughter with Gabrielle, Kaavia, 1, was born via surrogate in 2018.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: childabuse; dwyanewade; homosexualagenda; lgbt; lgbtq; munchausenbyproxy; nba; parentalchildabuse; transgender; zaya; zion
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To: EdnaMode

Dwayne, you and Ms Union need to tell Zion that HE is a male. I know you want to be friends with your son, but if he said he wants to be a DOG, would you go out and spay him? Sorry our 3 year old wants to be a policecar, I didn’t go out and put FOUR TIRES on him.


41 posted on 02/11/2020 8:55:44 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: EdnaMode

How precious.


42 posted on 02/11/2020 8:59:18 AM PST by Herodes
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To: caww

Being treat like meat by boys is one reason adolescent girls decide they’re “trans.”


43 posted on 02/11/2020 9:00:53 AM PST by Tax-chick (You're only one book away from a very good mood. (Washington County, UT, Library)
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To: EdnaMode
Dwyane raises Zaya, who he has sole custody of after his split from Zaya’s mom, Siohvaughn Funches, with his wife, Gabrielle Union, and explained how he and the actress have done everything they can to support the 12-year-old after she came out as transgender.

I hate being the picky grammar-syntax nazi, but this sentence is supremely confusing. In our age of fluid relationships, fluid genders, leftist psychobabble, and bad public education, accuracy and truth will be impossible to find.

44 posted on 02/11/2020 9:16:09 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Tax-chick

Bull!


45 posted on 02/11/2020 9:19:59 AM PST by caww
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To: caww

good attitude

You likely grew into a woman comfortable with men

I can usually tell women who like men pretty fast versus those with issues


46 posted on 02/11/2020 9:24:20 AM PST by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: hanamizu

“...said no 12-year old ever.”

That was my immediate reaction as well.


47 posted on 02/11/2020 9:24:36 AM PST by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Also, what passes as “writing”...


48 posted on 02/11/2020 9:24:58 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: EdnaMode

Maybe Duh-Wayne could tell the world sexually assaulted his child? Same for Brad Pitt who let’s his spank ex raise their daughter as a boy. Both guys got pushed around by their stupid women.


49 posted on 02/11/2020 9:37:18 AM PST by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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To: EdnaMode

First, Magic Johnson’s kid, now this.


50 posted on 02/11/2020 9:38:27 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tax-chick

Sport. That’s bovine excrement.


51 posted on 02/11/2020 9:39:38 AM PST by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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To: EdnaMode

who dis??


52 posted on 02/11/2020 9:43:03 AM PST by ronniesgal (so I wonder what his FR handle is????)
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To: BBQToadRibs

The kid has had a very unstable life. HE’s bound to be depressed and confused and HIS grades are dropping, etc. Never heard of the father so this may be to get some publicity. Parents of straight kids don’t go on the talk circuit and get headlines, “Hey, my kid is straight and we’re so supportive.”


53 posted on 02/11/2020 10:18:15 AM PST by bgill
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To: EdnaMode

Zaya Wade, the first female NBA player.

I find it interesting that s/he came home one day with her name already picked out.


54 posted on 02/11/2020 10:34:25 AM PST by agatheringstorm
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To: EdnaMode

The liberal Miami media will be celebrating this lunacy. Everytime Dwyane Wade farts, they make it a story in south Florida.


55 posted on 02/11/2020 11:50:12 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: shelterguy

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“”””In addition to Zaya, Dwyane also shares another son, Zaire, 18, who he also has sole custody of, with Siohvaughn. He had a third son, Xavier, 6, with Aja Metoyer while on a break from Gabrielle in 2013. His daughter with Gabrielle, Kaavia, 1, was born via surrogate in 2018.””””””””””””””

Maybe it would help if you stopped humping everything with a pulse.”
***

Donald Trump fathered kids with three different women.


56 posted on 02/11/2020 11:52:02 AM PST by FewsOrange
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To: FewsOrange

And he raised every one of them to be fine adults.


57 posted on 02/11/2020 11:58:07 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: EdnaMode

There’s no such thing as “transgender”.


58 posted on 02/11/2020 12:02:13 PM PST by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.5 6)
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To: BillyBoy

Me either.


59 posted on 02/11/2020 12:05:29 PM PST by sport
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To: Grimmy

Amen and Amen!


60 posted on 02/11/2020 12:10:00 PM PST by sport
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