Key takeaways:
- Dwyane Wade and his family moved out of Florida due to the state’s restrictive laws targeting LGBTQ+ people.
- Florida has become increasingly hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, with several bills being proposed in the state legislature that would restrict the rights of transgender people.
- Wade’s comments have been met with support from the LGBTQ+ community, and his story is a reminder of the importance of standing up for what is right.
Retired NBA great Dwyane Wade recently revealed in an interview set to air this week that he and his family moved out of Florida due to the state’s restrictive laws targeting LGBTQ+ people. Wade, who retired from the NBA in 2019, said he felt his family “would not be accepted or feel comfortable there” and that he had to make decisions for his family, not just personal, individual decisions.
The 41-year-old former shooting guard has a 15-year-old daughter, Zaya, who came out as transgender in 2020. Wade made the comments for Showtime’s “Headliners” series which airs Thursday, telling host Rachel Nichols his family moved to California after he retired from the NBA in 2019.
“That’s another reason why I don’t live in that state,” he said. “I have to make decisions for my family, not just personal, individual decisions. But my family would not be accepted or feel comfortable there.”
Wade’s comments come as Florida has become increasingly hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, with several bills being proposed in the state legislature that would restrict the rights of transgender people. The state has also passed a law that allows adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples.
The interview clip was exclusively shared with People, and Wade’s comments have been met with support from the LGBTQ+ community. His story is a reminder of the importance of standing up for what is right, and of the power of individuals to make a difference.
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