Dwyane Wade’s daughter Zaya has been granted the official name and gender change she wanted, TMZ reports.
According to new legal documents obtained by TMZ, an L.A. County judge just signed off on the new legal identity for Dwyane Wade’s daughter Zaya, a 15-year-old transgender.
Dwyane Wade’s daughter is now legally Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade and the judge also ruled in favour of her official gender change from male to female.
Dwyane and his current wife, Gabrielle Union, have been calling her Zaya for years, she came out as trans back in 2020. Her petition for the name and gender has been making its way through the courts since last August, according to TMZ.
The legal change came with some family drama as the retired NBA star and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade were at odds over the move. Dwyane said the change was in their child’s best interest and ripped Shiovaughn’s opposition as “nonsensical.”
Dwyane is on the record saying the change will allow Zaya to feel confident and enjoy an honest life.