Former NBA star Dwyane Wade is finding out the hard way that pushing the transgender lie on minors has consequences.
Wade, who spent most of his career with the Miami Heat and retired in 2019, was back in South Florida last week to receive an award. He used the occasion to announce a platform for “transgender youth,” spurred on in part by his son.
Zion Wade declared himself to be a girl at age 12 and has since legally changed his name to Zaya. Now 17, he has become an LGBT activist and social media celebrity.
“Dwyane’s tireless dedication to the trans community and racial justice has illuminated the path toward a more inclusive future,” said Carolina García Jayaram, CEO of the Elevate Prize Foundation, before presenting Wade with the award, according to the Miami Herald.
“By bravely confronting societal norms and advocating for change, Dwyane has not only reshaped perceptions but also inspired countless individuals to be more supportive and to embrace authenticity,” she said.
Wade, who claims he left Florida in part because of the state’s LGBT legislation, said his son is “the catalyzing force behind Translatable,” the new transgender social platform.
On the Translatable website, there’s not much content, other than a video of Wade with his son and the notice that it’s “a safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth to express themselves and is a resource hub for their parents, families, and support systems.”
Dwyane Wade has launched his online community website focused on castrating black kids. pic.twitter.com/YXMmU4K4zt
— Mythinformed (@MythinformedMKE) May 26, 2024
To say the least, this touched off a nerve.
“D Wade..bro…This is so bad. What you’ve done to your son because your wife controls you. Sad,” one user wrote, noting that Wade’s wife, actress Gabrielle Union, has made this one of her pet causes.
His wife hands are all over this pic.twitter.com/uLhLP4DAKd
— Danirlla (@d_shawstein) May 27, 2024
“Imagine having to spend the rest of your life pretending that your kid isn’t mentally ill because you’re too weak of a father to say ‘No,’” another wrote.
Imagine having to spend the rest of your life pretending that your kid isn’t mentally ill because you’re too weak of a father to say “No”
— Legion’s Pineal Gland (@I_Am_Legion_73) May 26, 2024
Another summed it up thusly: “what a sick degenerate.”
what a sick degenerate
— Unlimited L’s (@unlimited_ls) May 26, 2024
Now, the reaction didn’t all go this way, given that there were those token liberals who backed Wade:
How is supporting his child a sign of degeneracy?
— jorge smith (@jorge95444725) May 27, 2024
That’s his son. Keep up.
— Legion’s Pineal Gland (@I_Am_Legion_73) May 27, 2024
And, indeed, Wade probably doesn’t care, given that he has been mostly insulated from reality by the applause he has been getting.
“As we say in the hood, it’s ignant,” the former NBA star said about opposition to youth LGBT issues on a podcast in 2019, according to ESPN.
“I grew up with the same perspective as a lot of these people out here that’s a little ignant,” he said. “I had to look myself in the mirror and say, ‘What if your son comes home and tells you he’s gay? What are you going to do? How are you going to be? How are you going to act? It ain’t about him. He knows who he is. It’s about you. Who are you?’”
There’s a world of difference between taking this attitude at home and saying those who don’t are ignorant.
There’s another world of difference when someone who takes this attitude at home launches a website to indoctrinate youth into their own ignorance.
Do you think transgenderism is a mental illness?
While it’s too early to see how Translatable will shape up, one can take a guess that it’ll involve a healthy dose of gender ideology with a chaser of DeSantis-is-evil fear-mongering about conservative politicians.
Meanwhile, Wade and his applauders will likely continue to remain ignorant of the fact that the statistics on whether affirmation and transitioning-friendly environments are good for kids don’t exactly look too good for his side.
At least we can say this much: After the ruckus that Translatable caused on social media, he’s no longer ignorant about what people think about his foisting his parental delusions onto their children.
