Dwyane Wade’s Daughter Zaya Wade Shares Insight Into Their Sweet Bond

Zaya Wade has a full-court bond with her father Dwyane Wade. 

And the father-daughter duo has put their teamwork on display with the launch of Translatable—a online community of support, information, and resources for LQBTQIA+ youth and their families. But it’s their at-home bond and his advocacy through her journey as a trans woman that’s really a slam dunk.

“As an African American male, to be so openly and outwardly accepting,” Zaya, 17, gushed about her dad to Seventeen in an interview published Feb. 24. “Because honestly, him being raised in a traditional Black household in Chicago…the culture there isn’t very queer-friendly. I hope that it will continue to inspire people to allow themselves to learn and understand queerness before bashing it.”

In fact, Zaya and Dwyane—who in addition to sharing the teen and Zaire, 23, with ex Siovaughn Funches, is also dad to nephew Dahveon, 21, son Xavier, 11, from a previous relationship and his and Gabrielle Union’s daughter Kaavia, 6, have bonded over a popular queer Netflix series.