There has been feverish debate online about does a child have the mental capacity to understand their gender to decide on what they want to be.
Wade has said that Zaya knew as early as eight years old that he wanted to be a she.
Some would argue it is impossible unless the child is being pushed in that direction. Others would say that it is possible to know your identity at an early age, and if parents were more comfortable with it, then children will grow up in a healthier environment.
Whatever the case, a Judge has decided that Zaya is old enough to have a legal change.
Dwyane Wade’s daughter’s been granted the official name and gender change she’s wanted … TMZ Sports has learned.
According to new legal docs we obtained, an L.A. County judge just signed off on the new legal identity for Dwyane’s transgender 15-year-old.
Dwyane’s kid is now legally Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade … and the judge also ruled in favor of her official gender change from male to female.
Of course, Dwyane and his current wife, Gabrielle Union, have been calling her Zaya for years — she came out as trans back in 2020. Her petition for the name and gender has been making its way through the courts since last August.
Wade’s ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade believes Wade has pushed Zaya into this for financial gain.
Dwyane Wade’s ex-wife accused the former NBA star of exploiting their trans daughter Zaya’s gender identity for his own financial gain.
Siohvaughn Funches-Wade objected to her ex-husband’s petition to legally change the 15-year-old’s name due to “multiple factors” outlined in court documents obtained by Page Six.
The author, 41, alleges that Wade, 40, “is positioned to profit from the minor child’s name and gender change with various companies through contacts and marketing opportunities including but not limited to deals with Disney.”
She adds, “I 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.”
Funches-Wade claims that during an April 2022 meeting with Wade in Atlanta, the former pro baller told her that “a lot of money had been already made” in relation to Zaya’s “name and gender issue.”
What do you think about this issue?
Let us know in the Facebook comments.
