Ex-NBA Player Dwyane Wade Explains Why He Left The Florida Home
The Miami Heat’s all-time leading scorer, Dwyane Wade, no longer resides in Florida, in part due to the political atmosphere there.
The future Hall of Famer revealed it when speaking with Rachel Nichols on this week’s edition of Showtime’s “Headliners,” a clip from which was made available to the public on Wednesday. The player has a 15-year-old transgender daughter.
Ex-NBA Player Dwyane Wade Explains Why He Left The Florida Home
Wade mentioned that one of the reasons he left Florida was due to how his family felt living there when he was asked about Florida legislators who had applauded him while promoting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
Dwayne Wade sold his Florida home because the state would NOT accept his transgender child. pic.twitter.com/yAViGptS1w
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) April 29, 2023
Wade, who was born in Chicago and played for the Heat for 15 seasons, claimed his family relocated to California when he retired from the NBA in 2019. In 2020, Zaya, his 15-year-old daughter, came out as transgender.
“That’s another reason why I don’t live in that state. A lot of people don’t know that,” Wade told Rachel Nichols on Showtime’s “Headliners.” “I have to make decisions for my family, not just personal, individual decisions.
“I mean, obviously, the taxes are great. Having Wade County is great. But my family would not be accepted or feel comfortable there.”
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The former athlete has informed everyone of one of the most significant decisions he has made for his family. Due to the alleged anti-LGBTBIQ+ legislation, Dwyane Wade and his family are leaving Miami.
So Dwayne Wade left Florida because abusing children is now punishable by death and that is somehow against the LGBTQ Mafia? pic.twitter.com/hjx8UXmUW2
— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) April 27, 2023
Wade made this choice in order to save his daughter Zaya. The 15-year-old made the choice to alter both her name and gender. Zaya has publicly commended Wade for his unwavering support of her decision to live as a transgender woman on several occasions.
Dwayne Wade sold Florida house because state won’t accept his transgender child https://t.co/IxfnFpQsuT pic.twitter.com/q2SC9dFzlv
— New York Post (@nypost) April 28, 2023
In 2020, the couple, Zaya, and their 4-year-old daughter, Kaavia James, moved to a sizable $22.75 million mansion in Hidden Hills, California, where they now reside.
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