Dwyane Wade took a swipe at anti-trans politics while speaking candidly about raising a transgender daughter at the Time 100 Summit Tuesday.
Wade shares 15-year-old daughter Zaya, who came out as trans in 2020, with wife Gabrielle Union, telling CNN’s Poppy Harlow at the event: “As blessed as my daughter is to have parents who can support her, I’m still afraid every moment she leaves the house.
And not just because of gun violence, but because of the way people perceive her in this world.” READ MORE: Gabrielle Union And Dwyane Wade Celebrate Daughter Zaya Wade’s 15th Birthday Harlow mentioned Louisiana enacting an anti-trans sports ban, adding that that’s not the first U.S.
state to do so. Wade responded, “To me, it’s a joke. This is our life. We live this. When you’re out there making rules, if you’re not experiencing this, come and live a day with my daughter.