Dwyane Wade Was Met With More Backlash For Supporting Daughter Zaya After Sharing A Video Of Her Pre-Transition

If there's one thing Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are going to do, it's support their children to the fullest, even when the world tries to meet them with hate. And that's just what they did for their daughter Zaya's 16th birthday.

On Monday, both Dwyane and Gabrielle took to Instagram to shower Zaya with love as she celebrated another trip around the sun.

Gabrielle shared a carousel of memories with Zaya, including them taking mirror selfies to a whole new level and a sweet video of Gabrielle and Dwyane hyping Zaya up as she strutted down the hallway.

Zaya's dad wasn't far behind with the good vibes posts. Dwyane also shared a slideshow of happy moments with Zaya, which included some of her most stylish looks and biggest smiles.

And the sweet throwbacks didn't stop there. Dwyane brought more of them over to his Instagram story.

But unfortunately, both Dwyane and Gabrielle's posts were met with negative comments like, "Do you really think that supporting this means you care for your children?"

And the hatred only continued after noticing Dwyane posted adorable older photos and videos of Zaya, pre-transition, in his birthday posts to her.

Some comments included, "He posted that clip at the end for a reason," "Damn DWade, I gotta unfollow u," and "You failed as a father."

But despite all of the cruel comments, Dwyane and Gabrielle were also met with several positive comments:

Although the tone of the comments might vary, that has never affected the continued public support Dwyane and Gabrielle give Zaya.

Because at the end of the day, Dwyane has always told people who he was, even if others seem to be confused by it.

We, as a people, are allowed to have different views — in fact, it's very common to disagree, but that doesn't mean we should tear people down when our thoughts don't align. Respect is the bare minimum we can offer each other.

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