Dwyane Wade opened up about supporting his 12-year-old child, Zion, and supporting the LGBTQ community.
“I’ve seen some post-thanksgiving hate on social about my family photo,” Wade. “Stupidity is apart of this world we live in — so i get it. But here’s the thing — I’ve been chosen to lead my family not y’all. So we will continue to be us and support each other with pride, love & a smile!”
I’ve seen some post-thanksgiving hate on social about my family photo. Stupidity is apart of this world we live in—so i get it. But here’s the thing—I’ve been chosen to lead my family not y’all. So we will continue to be us and support each other with pride, love & a smile! ✌🏾“[To] all these people that are out there saying those things, look at yourself,” Wade suggested on this week’s podcast. “Understand that you’re the one that has the issues, you’re the one that has the problems.
He continued, “You decide that they’re born that way and you say they gotta be that way – that’s not life, man. I’ve watched my son from day one become into who she now has eventually come into.” In addition to Zion, Wade has two sons, Zaire and Xavier, and a daughter, Kaavia, whom he welcomed with Union in 2018. Wade and Union also parent Wade’s nephew Dahveon Morris.
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, Zaire, 17, posted a photo on Instagram of him and Zion with the caption “
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