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Former NBA player Dwayne Wade has made a petition to legally change his son into a girl. 15-year-old Zaya Wade has been openly living as a transgender since he was 12 years old. Dwayne has publicly stated that he knew about Zaya’s gender identity since he was 3 years old. Now the NBA champion has filed the paperwork to legally change Zaya’s gender and name.
From The Blast
According to legal documents, obtained by The Blast, Wade is asking a Los Angeles County Court judge to make the transition official, and change his child’s name from Zion Malachi Airamis Wade to Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade.
Interestingly, Dwayne addresses the mother of his daughter — Siohvaughn Funches — saying he has full authority to make this decision. “Pursuant to the terms of the Final Custody Judgment, (Wade) has full authority to make decisions on behalf of the petitioning minor, and he is not required to receive consent from Ms. Funches-Wade. As a courtesy, Ms. Funches-Wade has received notice of this petition,” the document reads.
In the filing, Wade asks that the court legally issues a decree recognizing that the minors’ gender is changed to “female.”
Also, it specifically cites the reason for the change as “to conform with gender identity.”