Rappers Boosie Badazz and Young Thug Slam Dwayne Wade Over Announcing His 12 Year Old is Transgender” They don’t have shit figured out yet. He might meet a woman, anything, at 16 and fall in love with her. But his dick gonna be gone

Earlier this month, Dwyane Wade announced his support for his 12-year-old child Zaya coming out as a transgender girl. The open-minded parenting love from Wade and Gabrielle Union drew support from the LGBTQ+ community, but rapper Boosie Badazz wasn’t feeling the Wades’ decision.

Boosie blasted the Miami Heat legend, saying a 12-year-old isn’t fit for that kind of decision in life yet. “That is a male. A 12-year-old. At 12, they don’t even know what they next meal gonna be. They don’t have shit figured out yet. He might meet a woman, anything, at 16 and fall in love with her. But his dick gonna be gone,” he began.

“Don’t cut his dick off, bruh. Like, bruh, for real, if he gonna be gay, let him be gay. But don’t cut his dick off, bruh. Don’t dress him as a woman, dawg. He’s 12 years old. He’s not up there yet. He hasn’t made his final decisions yet. Don’t cut his fucking dick off, Dwyane Wade,” the father of eight said.

The controversial comments quickly became a trending topic on social media and resulted in Boosie being heavily criticized. It should also be noted that the Wade family hasn’t said anything regarding a gender reassignment surgery for Zaya. “The man is not well and has no business having Dwyane or Zaya’s names in his mouth,” one Twitter user wrote.

Wade is expected to delve further into his relationship with Zaya in the ESPN documentary D. Wade: Life Unexpected, which will air on Sunday.

Find Boosie’s rant below.

Young Thug doesn’t agree. The rapper took to Twitter on Tuesday (Feb. 18) to purposely misgender Zaya and announce, “All I wanna say to dwade son is ‘GOD DONT MAKE MISTAKES’ but hey live your true self.”

Zaya Wade knew since she was 3 years old that she was transgender, her father Dwyane Wade revealed while crediting his daughter with educating their family on what it means to be trans.

“Zaya has known it for nine years,” the retired NBA star told Robin Roberts Tuesday on “Good Morning America.”

When asked if he knew early on that Zaya, who was born a boy and was originally named Zion, identified as a transgender girl, Wade responded: “I knew early on that I had to check myself. … I’ve been a person in the locker room that has been a part of the conversation that has said the wrong phrases and the wrong words myself.”

Wade, 38, said he had to do a lot of self-reflecting to understand how to support his daughter.

“My daughter was my first interaction when it comes to having to deal with this conversation,” he explained. “Hopefully I’m dealing with it the right way. … Inside our home we see the smile on my daughter’s face, we see the confidence that she’s able to walk around and be herself and that’s when you know you’re doing right.”

Wade told Roberts that Zaya has been his family’s “leader” when it comes to educating them on the transgender community.

“Zaya knew two things: she knew straight and she knew gay. But Zaya started doing more research. She was the one who sat down with us as a family and said, ‘Hey, I don’t think I’m gay.’ And she went down the list and said, ‘This is how I identify myself. This is my gender identity. I identify myself as a young lady,'” he said.

“It was a process for us to sit down with our daughter and find out what she likes and who she is,” Wade continued.

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