Dwyane Wade said he had to move his family out of the state of Florida because he did not feel they were safe any longer.
“That’s another reason why I don’t live in that state,” he told Rachel Nichols. “A lot of people don’t know that. I have to make decisions for my family—not just personal, individual decisions. I mean, obviously, the taxes is great, having Wade County is great. But my family would not be accepted or feel comfortable there. So that’s one of the reasons why I don’t live there.”
In 2020, Zaya Wade came out as transgender. In February she officially changed her gender identity and legally took the name Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade.
“As sad as it is, as blessed as my daughter is to have parents who can support her, I’m still afraid every moment she leaves the house, and not just because of gun violence but because of the way that people perceive her in this world,” he said in June.
