Dwayne Wade has always been very vocal about showing support to his 12-year-old, Zaya, ever since she decided to change her name and pronouns. However, Wade seems to be taking things up a notch for the Father of the Year Award as he even dyed his hair pink to match his daughter's hair color.
Dwayne Wade Has Pink Hair, Then Fiery Red
The retired NBA superstar recently posted on Instagram his selfie where he was seen having a matching pink hairstyle with his daughter.
Dwayne Wade seemed to be in an experimental stage where he tries out different hair colors. That is because shortly after posting a photo where his hair is pink, Dwayne Wade also displayed his hair fiery red in another photo. In his Instagram post, he was like trying to say how he could also be unpredictable. His caption to his photo was, "When they think they know you -- Switch it up!" Wade also used the hashtags, #Free, #RedHairDontCare.
Surely, it was shocking, especially since the posts only had a one-day interval.
Dwayne and Zaya Wade embrace their hair colors.
Dwayne Wade also posted on TikTok a video of him and his daughter Zaya, flaunting and embracing their new hair colors. The two were seen in a convertible car together. The TikTok video was reposted by Dwayne Wade's wife, Gabrielle Union. She captioned her post with, "@zayawade & @dwaynead snapped, " and the Internet could not just agree more.
Dwayne Wade supports his daughter to be her "best self."
Last February, Dwayne Wade had an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, where he confirmed that his 12-year-old has decided to use the female pronouns she/her when being referred to by other people, and now goes by the name 'Zaya.'
Dwayne Wade shared the story when his daughter came home and said she wanted to start living her truth.
In the interview with Ellen, Dwayne Wade shared that he and his wife are proud parents to a child who is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and that they are proud allies of the community as well.
Both Dwayne and his wife did not just accept the information from their daughter about her gender identity, they also started understanding what it meant, and how they can help their daughter in becoming her best self.
Dwayne Wade believes that it is a parent's job to listen. No matter what the problem, issue, or question their child has, they listen and also give the feedback that their child needs.
The Wade family has been actively supporting the LGBTQ+ community for some time now. In 2019, their family joined the Miami Beach pride march. Dwayne has also been defending his daughter online when Zaya was once bashed by Internet trolls.
DeGeneres applauded Dwayne Wade for his efforts and said that this is how every parent should be.
Zaya was born a boy but decided to not let this be a hindrance in expressing herself. Her name was originally Zion before she decided to be called Zaya.
