Dwyane Wade's Daughter Zaya Makes Red Carpet Debut And It Was A Full Family Slay
Please allow Zaya Wade to re-introduce herself.
Dwyane Wade’s 12-year-old daughter, who the retired Miami Heat star recently revealed is transgender, made her red carpet debut on Saturday night and it was a full family slay.
Wade and wife Gabrielle Union stepped out alongside Zaya in coordinating bespoke pink and green Richfresh suits to celebrate a cause close to their hearts. The trio showed up for the Better Brothers Los Angeles sixth annual Truth Awards, which was “created to recognize and highlight the accomplishments of the Black LGBTQ+ community and its allies.”
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“Last night was Zaya’s first red carpet and we couldn’t have been prouder of how she handled the questions that were asked of her,” the basketball player captioned a photo of Zaya strutting her stuff. “She has emerged as one of the young faces and voices for the LGBTQ+ community.”
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The family took the stage to honor friends Jason Bolden and Adair Curtis, the couple that stars in the Netflix series “Styling Hollywood,” with the Business Leadership Award.
“When our [then-]8-year-old daughter, Zaya Wade, came home and said she had something to tell us, when she came out to us, as a family, we admitted that weren’t as educated about the LGBTQ+ community as we should have been,” Dwyane told the crowd, according to E! News.
He went onto add that Bolden and Curtis “helped us navigate the right language to use, the questions to ask, and what to listen for,” and advised on smaller things, like designing Zaya’s bedroom to...
