{"id":410906,"date":"2022-11-05T12:23:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T12:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=410906"},"modified":"2022-11-05T12:23:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T12:23:06","slug":"former-nba-guard-dwyane-wades-ex-intensifies-efforts-to-protect-their-trans-daughter-from-tragic-situations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-nba-guard-dwyane-wades-ex-intensifies-efforts-to-protect-their-trans-daughter-from-tragic-situations\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA Guard Dwyane Wade&#8217;s Ex\u00a0Intensifies Efforts To &#8220;Protect&#8221; Their\u00a0Trans Daughter\u00a0From &#8220;Tragic Situations&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ex-wife of former NBA player Dwyane Wade has strengthened her stance to &#8220;protect&#8221; their trans daughter Zaya by opposing a formal name and gender change.<\/p>\n<p>Siohvaughn Funches-Wade refuted her ex-filed husband&#8217;s application for a legal name and gender change, reiterating her position that she thinks it&#8217;s best for her 15-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<p>In public, Dwyane and his current spouse, Gabrielle Union, have defended Zaya and the trans community. Wade responded by branding his ex-wife an &#8220;absent parent&#8221; for choosing to oppose the motion he had filed for his daughter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good morning. <br \/>Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union are child abusers. Pretending to love your children while encouraging them to mutilate their bodies via irreversible therapies and cosmetic procedures should warrant prison time. <\/p>\n<p>Everybody have a good day.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5QGJoETZhD\">https:\/\/t.co\/5QGJoETZhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1588180277003550720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dwyane Wade&#8217;s Ex\u00a0Intensifies Efforts To &#8220;Protect&#8221; Their\u00a0Trans Daughter\u00a0From &#8220;Tragic Situations&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The ex-wife of Dwyane Wade maintains that by opposing her formal name change and gender transition, she is acting in Zaya&#8217;s best interests.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Friday, <strong>Siohvaughn Funches-Wade<\/strong> claims that<em> &#8220;countless full-grown famous adults&#8221; have experienced &#8220;serious effects&#8221; from anxiety and depression, including committing suicide. She attributes this to &#8220;public pressure and scrutiny.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dwayne Wade\u2019s ex wife is SUING him for transing his son for financial gain. We\u2019re glad to see action finally being taken against him.<\/p>\n<p>Parents that jump on the TransTrender bandwagon and medicalize their underage kids should be punished and lose custody. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/smkuxOwk7y\">pic.twitter.com\/smkuxOwk7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gays Against Groomers (@againstgrmrs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/againstgrmrs\/status\/1587920386632855552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have both the mandate and privilege of protecting my children from these tragic events, well as the myriad of other negative things that have a tendency to impact those living in the limelight, but time will fail me to mention them all,\u201d She adds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Funches-Wade argued in court documents on Wednesday that she wants 15-year-old Zaya to decide once she\u2019s 18 if she\u2019d like to legally change her name and gender because she fears her father, <em><strong>Wade, is trying to influence her for monetary gain.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have concerns that [Wade] may be pressuring our child to move forward with the name and gender change in order to capitalize on the financial opportunities that he has received from companies,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she said in the filing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since people are talking about Dwayne Wade beefing with his ex wife over allegations that their son is being exploited, I will just retweet this from a few years ago <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/orSD7DwcDj\">https:\/\/t.co\/orSD7DwcDj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tariq Nasheed \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@tariqnasheed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tariqnasheed\/status\/1588210741022265346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dwyane&#8217;s Response to the allegations<\/h2>\n<p>In response to the objection, Wade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkfgtPoo5QJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted<\/a> a statement on Instagram on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/seokiee_m\/status\/1588135351268347904?s=20&#038;t=4P4-JPfmOB2Pcvtgym4SNgnbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since this must be a new way of parenting, I guess I have to address these allegations here, which is a damn shame,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Wade said he saw social media posts that claimed he was pressuring Zaya to change her name legally. &#8220;These are serious and harmful allegations that have hurt our children,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">why would dwayne wade force his daughter to be trans?? having a trans daughter he publicly supports has gotten him judgment over his parenting, disgusting comments and consistently having to speak out against allegations. why would he purposely subject himself to that<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; dij (@DijahSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DijahSB\/status\/1588224504601477121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While none of us are surprised by Siohvaughn&#8217;s attempt to fight Zaya&#8217;s identity and her unwavering attempt to drag me through the mud, I&#8217;m very disappointed that she continuously finds ways of centring herself and HER needs without regard to her children,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dwayne Wade is doing a wonderful, powerful job of showing parents, especially Black parents, how to truly love their LGBT+ children. I hope his example touches the hearts of people who really need to do better. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4f2w4eTZY\">https:\/\/t.co\/D4f2w4eTZY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zuri Davis \ud83c\udf4a (@ProperlyZuri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProperlyZuri\/status\/1588195762583764992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wade said that his ex-wife had previously tried to harm him, and as an NBA player, he was granted sole custody of their two children. He alleged Funches-Wade does not have a relationship with Zaya.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5alVuixP2qg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NBA UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nets-gm-sean-marks-outlines-the-conditions-for-kyrie-irvings-reinstatement\/\">Nets GM Sean Marks Outlines The Conditions For Kyrie Irving\u2019s Reinstatement<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/kevin-durant-didnt-like-how-nets-handled-the-situation-by-suspending-kyrie-irving-finds-it-unnecessary-blames-it-on-media-led-chaos\/\">Kevin Durant Didn\u2019t Like How Nets Handled The Situation By Suspending Kyrie Irving, Finds It \u201cUnnecessary\u201d, Blames It On Media-Led Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ex-wife of former NBA player Dwyane Wade has strengthened her stance to &#8220;protect&#8221; their trans daughter Zaya by opposing a formal name and gender change. Siohvaughn Funches-Wade refuted her ex-filed husband&#8217;s application for a legal name and gender change, reiterating her position that she thinks it&#8217;s best for her 15-year-old daughter. In public, Dwyane [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":410907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[934,3600,3601,2215,1940],"class_list":["post-410906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-dwyane-wade","tag-dwyane-wade-trans-daughter","tag-dwyane-wade-zaya","tag-nba-news","tag-nba-updates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}