Post by turnipthebeet on Feb 11, 2020 15:18:47 GMT -5
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Dwyane Wade's 12 year old is now identifying as female, and Dwyane and Gabrielle are being SO amazing about it. There's a clip from Ellen where Dwayne talks about how she will need to be a leader and they will take cues from her.
I’ve suspected this for awhile based on their social media and it is so very important to see someone like Wade, an NBA player, be so open and supportive of his daughter.
I love both of them as parents and people (Gabrielle’s book is so good), and they seem to have approached this with so much love and intentional information for themselves and their child. I’m not sure you could go about it better.
Post by thejackpot on Feb 11, 2020 15:42:07 GMT -5
He is my absolute favorite player (now retired). I love him and Gabrielle Union so much. They are navigating this in such an amazing way especially in the pubic.
I saw this earlier. I thought it was already out but maybe because my grand and I were talking about it several weeks ago. They are such amazing and supportive parents.
Post by miniroller on Feb 11, 2020 15:48:02 GMT -5
I LOVE how awesomely DWade & Gabrielle are handling this ❤️ I read an article this morning (I’ll see if I can find it again) written by a woman, who’s black and identities as a lesbian emphasizing how behind the AA community is in terms of LBGTQ understanding & ultimate acceptance. She was so hopeful that the Wade’s approval of this lifestyle transition & outspokenness of their love of their daughter will pave the way for a change in households throughout this country.
I saw this earlier. I thought it was already out but maybe because my grand and I were talking about it several weeks ago. They are such amazing and supportive parents.
I think what is new is that she approached her parents and told them that she was ready to be publicly out. There had been speculation prior to.
Gabrielle Union's Twitter has a fantastic conversation between Zaya and her dad. (I went there because I thought I'd seen a tweet some weeks ago that was the subject of a news article. But it appears that today is her official coming out on social media and elsewhere.
And apparently the Wades were integral (among others) in getting Deandre Arnold to the Oscars as part of the HairLove team. Her Twitter is amazing.
Post by NewOrleans on Feb 11, 2020 17:29:11 GMT -5
Between his support of Gabrielle across the AGT foolishness and his support of Zaya, Dwayne Wade keeps showing up for his family. Love it.
Interestingly, Son of Baldwin has some haters in the comments about this. The reason this surprises me is because SoB is queer. So people know what they’re getting into when they follow SoB. Just an interesting reminder that even inside of queer communities, trans people are often relegated into some lower position.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
Hot damn. This made my day. I don't follow sportsball so I don't know this guy but he might be my favorite. I'm so glad he and his wife are stepping up and stepping forward in support of their daughter.
Hot damn. This made my day. I don't follow sportsball so I don't know this guy but he might be my favorite. I'm so glad he and his wife are stepping up and stepping forward in support of their daughter.
I don’t follow sportsball either, so I only knew him as the husband of the kick-ass actress from Bring It On, She’s All That, and assorted other teen films ca. 2000. I will now know him as husband of famous actress AND role-model parent!
ETA - I guess this says some things about my age and film tastes! Lol!
Hot damn. This made my day. I don't follow sportsball so I don't know this guy but he might be my favorite. I'm so glad he and his wife are stepping up and stepping forward in support of their daughter.
I don’t follow sportsball either, so I only knew him as the husband of the kick-ass actress from Bring It On, She’s All That, and assorted other teen films ca. 2000. I will now know him as husband of famous actress AND role-model parent!
ETA - I guess this says some things about my age and film tastes! Lol!
100% same. I was like, I only know her from bring it on and she's all that. I have no clue who he is, but he married Gabrielle.
I don’t follow sportsball either, so I only knew him as the husband of the kick-ass actress from Bring It On, She’s All That, and assorted other teen films ca. 2000. I will now know him as husband of famous actress AND role-model parent!
ETA - I guess this says some things about my age and film tastes! Lol!
100% same. I was like, I only know her from bring it on and she's all that. I have no clue who he is, but he married Gabrielle.
Regardless, I now love them!
She wrote a book which is AMAZING. If you haven’t read it you totally should.
Hot damn. This made my day. I don't follow sportsball so I don't know this guy but he might be my favorite. I'm so glad he and his wife are stepping up and stepping forward in support of their daughter.
I don’t follow sportsball either, so I only knew him as the husband of the kick-ass actress from Bring It On, She’s All That, and assorted other teen films ca. 2000. I will now know him as husband of famous actress AND role-model parent!
ETA - I guess this says some things about my age and film tastes! Lol!