NBA superstar Dwyane Wade is surprisingly thankful to Boosie Badazz and J-Boog over homophobic comments they have made regarding his thirteen-year-former transgender daughter, citing them as conversation starters.

The proud and unapologetic dad made this known during the latest podcast episode of "I Am Athlete," aptly titled "Dwyane Wade: G.O.A.T. of Parenting." Since the public's cognition of the gender condition of Wade's child, he and his wife, Gabrielle Wedlock, accept come up under heavy burn from friends, family, fans, and critics.

Thankfully, they accept firmly stood by teenage transgender daughter Zaya Wade's side and supported her non-cease throughout the entirety of her journey.

Dorsum in February 2020, Dwyane Wade attended Good Morning America, where he divulged aspects of his girl'south resolution to identify equally female person. That is when rapper Boosie Badazz did what he does best, spoke his mind. However, his rant was not well received every bit it was laden with homophobic stigma.

"I gotta say something about this sh*t," an infuriated Boosie said. "Dwyane Wade, you've gone likewise f**king far, bro. That is a male. A 12-twelvemonth-quondam."

He later addressed his statements during a "Hot Boxin' With Mike Tyson" podcast, explaining that he "got offended 'crusade it's a child". He added, "If it was an 18-twelvemonth-old, xix-year-old grown person, I wouldn't take said anything, but that's a child. I felt like a child ain't… at 12, tin can't make that decision. And certain things I talk about like that, that was going too far. Yous calling him a her, that'southward going too far."

Although the host agreed with Boosie Badazz'southward statements, he fabricated sure to go far clear that information technology wasn't their business organisation to speak on, to which Boosie responded, issuing an apology. "Oh yeah, I repent to Dwyane Wade. I mean what I said but … I shouldn't have said the sh*t near your kid," he said.

Zaya recently took office in an interview with former first lady Michelle Obama, and this, of grade, ignited a bevy of hurtful statements. Singer J-Boog termed the interview as "demonic," and rapper Lil Mama also weighed in sharing his sentiments. She drew reference to transgender children likening them to dogs and cats, resulting in her facing harsh criticism.

During the "I Am Athlete" interview Dwyane Wade made utilise of the opportunity to accost the critics, but non as how you would take imagined. He began, "At the terminate of the day, what I'm dealing with people, I'm dealing with life and decease."

He spoke about the high suicide rate in the transgender community and stated he does non desire his child to go down that path simply because of not-acceptance. "It's people in the transgender community that are getting killed. Its kids that are murdering themselves, that are hanging themselves; they're killing themselves because of something as simple every bit acceptance. Something equally simple as unconditional love is non being given to these kids and I'll be damned if my kid gon' exist that person because of something every bit elementary as me supporting who you are."

He then addressed both Boosie and J-Boog and thanked them for being vocal as, through their actions, they have allowed conversations to exist had about transgender individuals. "So, Boosie, all the people who got something to say, J-Boog, who only came out recently… all the people who got something to say about my kids, I cheers because you're allowing the conversation to go on going forward because you know what? Yous might non accept the answer today, I don't accept all the answers, but we're growing from all these conversations."

Wade's fans are now sending out an outpouring of dearest, back up, and respect for him as they regard him equally an inspiring and astonishing father.