History Of Athletes Involved In Political Activism

Dwayne Wade

Wade has been transparent about his 12-year old coming out as transgender. Prompting him to open up about the entire experience as a parent. In an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Wade described his reaction to the event. He stated, “I looked at her and said, ‘You are our leader. You are our leader and it’s our opportunity to allow you to be a voice.'”

I looked at her and said, ‘You are our leader. You are our leader and it’s our opportunity to allow you to be a voice’

This support has been praised by those in the LGBTQ community. Wade has been a proponent of voter awareness efforts and other causes. After a Texas student refused to cut his dreadlocks to walk for graduation, Wade and wife Gabrielle Union, invited the student and his mother to walk with them on the red carpet at the Academy Awards.