Former basketball player Dwyane Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, introduced their trans daughter, Zaya, to the world Tuesday. much to the delight of supportive social media users. 'It's OK to listen to, love & respect your children exactly as they are,' Union tweeted.
In the video Zaya says,"What's the point of being on this earth if you're just going to try to be someone you're not? It's like, you're not even living your true self which is, like, the dumbest concept to me. Be true, and don't really care what the stereotypical way of being you is."Zaya's name became a trending topic on social media with many Twitter users using the hashtag #Zaya to voice their support for Wade's family.
Author Roxane Gay tweeted her support of the family."I love the parenting that @itsgabrielleu and Dwyane Wade are demonstrating in support of young Zaya and her truth," Gay wrote."You love to see it."and Dwyane Wade are demonstrating in support of young Zaya and her truth. You love to see it."Seeing all the supportive tweets to/about Zaya and Gab/DWade just actually made me a bit emotional," tweeted digital producer for New York's WPIX Mark Sundstrom.
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