Seventeen Magazine has done a cover feature on Zaya Wade, the 17-year-old trans child of NBA star Dwayne Wade and stepchild of actress Gabrielle Union, to gush about his experience as a trans person. The magazine is pedestalizing him as an inspiration for trans youth not long after his parents won an award for their trans advocacy on his behalf. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/AmalaEkpunobi Watch or Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LNbCV1 Apple Podcasts : https://apple.co/48k9yNU Follow Me on Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamalaekpunobi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amalaekpunobi X: https://twitter.com/amalaekpunobi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAmalaEkpunobi/
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