All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
NBA and parenting legend Dwyane Wade once again showed how to be a good father of a trans child, calling out anti-trans bills on social media.
Wade, whose daughter Zaya is trans, posted clips from a video of another father of a trans daughter giving an impassioned speech in front of the Missouri House of Representatives about his own trans daughter. In the video, Brandon Boulware is testifying on HJR 53, an anti-trans bill that would ban trans girls from competing in girls sports.
"I vote AGAINST this legislation! I don't know Brandon Boulware at all but I do know we have something real in common," Wade wrote in his post. "Here's the one thing we can't do ' SILENCE OUR CHILD'S SPIRIT' Thank you for using your platform and sharing your family's story! 'Our kids are more than bedrooms, bathrooms and locker rooms.'"
Boulware gave a speech that's now gone viral, explaining how he used to not understand trans people and tried to dissuade his trans daughter from being a girl. He cut her hair short, made her dress in boys clothes and play boys sports.
Then one day when she was playing in one of her sister's dresses she asked if she could go across the street to play with a neighbor. Boulware said no. His daughter then asked if she changed into boy clothes would she be allowed to go play.
"It was then that it hit me, that my daughter was equating being good with being someone else," he says in the video. "I was teaching her to deny who she is. As a parent, the one thing we cannot do, the one thing, is silence our child's spirit." The ACLU shared the testimony online and it has since gone viral.
Wade, and his wife, Gabrielle Union, have consistently shown what it means to be loving and supportive parents of a trans child. They have done so publicly and loudly, showign a roadmap for how other parents can behavior.
Wade also made regular public statements declaring his love for Zaya. "Unconditional love, simply put, is love without strings attached. It's love you offer freely," he wrote in one Instagram post supporting his daughter. "You simply love them and want nothing more than their happiness."
In a time when a record number of anti-trans bills are being introduced across the country, we need more stories of positive, loving, and affirming parents of trans children.
RELATED: Dwyane Wade Is Still the Best Dad a Queer Kid Can Have
Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
Check out our NEW 24/7 streaming service: the Advocate Channel!
Download the Advocate Channel App for your mobile phone and your favorite streaming device!
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
39 male celebs who did full frontal scenes
38 LGBTQ+ celebs you can follow on OnlyFans
28 actors who showed bare ass in movies & TV shows
These pics prove that Maluma is still our supreme thirst trap king
26 LGBTQ+ reality dating shows & where to watch them
18 times male celebrities had to say they weren't gay
15 queens who quit or retired from drag after 'RuPaul's Drag Race'
15 Unforgettable Gay Kissing Scenes From TV & Movies
45 steamy celebrity Calvin Klein ads we'll always be thirsty for
Here's how long each Pit Crew hunk has been on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'
Latest Stories
'Canada's Drag Race' star Denim is having a 'divorced girl summer'
Colman Domingo says he's set to return as Ali in 'Euphoria' season 3
55 stunning (and fan-filled) portraits of the queens from DragCon LA 2024
Kamala Harris serves presidential realness in 'All Stars 9' finale cameo
Tom Daley will be swinging the flag pole for Team GB at the Olympic opening ceremony
Trending stories
Most Recent
Recommended Stories for You
Mey Rude
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.