Dwyane Wade’s Daughter Zaya Legally Granted Name and Gender Change 3 Years After Coming Out as Transgender
A celebratory occasion! Congratulations are in order for Dwyane Wade’s daughter Zaya Wade, whose name and gender change were legally granted three years after she came out as transgender.A judge approved the 15-year-old advocate’s requests on Friday, February 24, Us Weekly can confirm.The teen is now legally known as Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade.The former NBA star, 41, first revealed that his eldest daughter is transgender while on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February 2020. (Dwyane shares Zaya and son Zaire, 21, with ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches, son Xavier, 9, with ex Aja Metoyer and daughter Kaavia, 4, with wife Gabrielle Union.)“First of all, me and my wife, Gabrielle Union, we are proud parents of a child in the LGBTQ+ community, and we’re proud allies as well,” the three-time NBA Championship winner shared at the time, recalling that Zaya spoke to him and the Bring It On actress about her gender identity when she was 12 years old.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“[She] said, ‘Hey, so I want to talk to you guys.
I think going forward, I’m ready to live my truth. And I want to be referenced as she and her. I would love for you guys to call me Zaya,’” the athlete said. “Now it’s our job to one, go out and get information, to reach out to every relationship that we have.”Dwyane added: “I said, ‘You are a leader.
You are a leader, and this is an opportunity to allow you to be a voice,’” he shared. “Right now it’s through us because she’s 12 years old, but eventually it will be through her.”In the years since, Union and Dwyane have been a strong support system for Zaya, who told her dad and stepmom that she wanted to celebrate Pride 2022 not with a big celebration but by helping others.“The biggest thing
