Zaya Wade, a 19-year-old American trans woman, made headlines when she came out in public as a trans girl.

Former NBA star Dwyane Wade’s eldest daughter, Zaya Wade, is a rising actress. Actress Gabrielle Union is her stepmother. Zaya told her parents she was transgender at the age of 12, something her father believes she was aware of since the age of three or four. In order for Zaya to be free to be who she truly is, she and her family decided to go public with her gender identity.

Dwyane Wade’s support for his 12-year-old daughter Zaya’s decision to come out as transgender sparked joy and praise from the LGBTQ+ community.

His daughter’s transgender identity has inspired Dwyane Wade to grow as a father and an ally, he said in an interview.

My preferred pronouns are she, her, and my. Zaya is the name I’d like to be known by.” He adopted the zaya moniker and now uses the pronoun she instead of he. When it comes to parents who support their LGBTQ children and unconditionally love their children, Dwyane and Gabrielle Union are a shining example.

Dwyane was moved to tell the story of Zaya asking her parents to refer to her as “she” and use she/her pronouns when she was a child.

Will you accept and support your son if he says he wants to become a girl and wants to be referred to as she? It’s up to you to decide. When Zaya was born, she was still considered to be a boy, but now she is a girl and her parents want to help her achieve her dream of becoming a woman.