NBA legend Dwyane Wade made headlines this week. The former multi-time NBA champion announced he would help lead the fight against transgender discrimination by creating a new medium.
Wade and his daughter Zaya announced the launch of ‘Translatable.’ The online coummunity will provide support to transgender youth and their families.
WSVN 7 News in Miami reported on the story.
“NBA Great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth,” the news network posted on X, the website formerly known as Twitter.
NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth
https://t.co/1WRA16XUeB— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 23, 2024
According to the station, Wade announced the launch of ‘Translatable’ at The Elevate Prize Foundation’s Make Good Famous Summit. The foundation awarded Wade with the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award. Wade has been very vocal about supporting transgender rights, especially after his daughter Zaya came out as transgender in the year 2020.
Wade, his wife Gabrielle Union, and Zaya moved away from Florida to California after the state passed several insidious anti-transgender laws into effect.
The Basketball Hall of Famer also announced that he plans to use $250,000 in “unrestricted funding” following his award victory for the ‘Translatable’ community. His foundation, the Wade Family Foundation, is funding the new online community.
The sports world had much to say over the news on Dwyane Wade and his efforts to help lift up the transgender community.
my goat https://t.co/Cd3nIAkoiO
— james (@jamesbentleyy) May 23, 2024
he is so cute for this aw 🥹 https://t.co/GIvkkVEoGC
— aphrodite ☥ (@ravenxkaii) May 23, 2024
My GOAT is a good person https://t.co/NWaMRWWx3a pic.twitter.com/1ecMuD9rOT
— Jay (✿^‿^) 🇲🇦🇵🇸 (@jiris_vengeance) May 23, 2024
See how easy it is to be a good father ….. https://t.co/K2p08biwR3
— Unohana and Mirko’s baby daddy (@tfmagz) May 23, 2024
