Former NBA star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dwyane-wade">Dwyane Wade</a> said he moved his family out of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida">Florida</a> due to concern for his trans-identifying child.
The former Miami Heat player told Rachel Nichols in an interview on &#8220;Headliners&#8221; that he left the state because his family would not &#8220;feel comfortable there.&#8221; Nichols asked Wade specifically about controversial legislation and politicians in the state, including House Bill 1557.
&#8220;That&#8217;s another reason why I don&#8217;t live in that state,&#8221; Wade told Nicholas, per <a href="https://people.com/parents/dwyane-wade-family-motivation-having-left-florida-exclusive/">People</a>. &#8220;A lot of people don&#8217;t know that. I have to make decisions for my family, not just personal, individual decisions.”
&#8220;I mean, obviously, the tax [situation] is great. Having Wade County is great. But my family would not be accepted or feel comfortable there. And so that&#8217;s one of the reasons why I don&#8217;t live there,&#8221; he said.
The 41-year-old is married to actress Gabrielle Union. One of their children, Zaya, identified as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender">transgender</a> in 2020, which led to the pair becoming advocates for the cause.
HB 1557 is also called the Parental Rights in Education Bill, which opponents have mischaracterized by dubbing it the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The legislation prohibits educators from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity with children in kindergarten through third grade. 
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis addressed the media portrayal of the bill last year, saying, “… there’s this massive gulf between what it actually says with respect to these very young kids versus what some of these protests in the capital or whatever are about.” 
“And I get it, if you are intentionally just trying to create a political narrative and you know it’s not true, but you still do it, that’s unfortunately the world we live in.”
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Wade has expressed his support for transgender rights before. Last June, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dwyane-wade-says-he-fears-for-transgender-childs-safety-every-moment-slams-laws-banning-gender-affirming-procedures-for-kids">told</a> CNN’s Poppy Harlow that he fears for trans-identifying children as more states seek to ban “gender-affirming care.”
The former basketball pro also questioned why we’re not “educating our kids” in schools on trans issues. “You can’t close the book on what someone wants, and how they feel they are,” Wade said at the time. “I just don’t understand.”

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