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- DWYANE WA’S COMMENTS ABOUT RAISG A GAY SON WILL LEAVE YOU IN TEARS
- DWYANE WA SPEAKS ON KNOWG HIS SON WAS GAY SCE HE WAS 3-YEARS-OLD (VIDEO)
- DWYANE WA SUPPORTS GAY SON IN POWERFUL INTERVIEW: 'YOU CAN LEARN SOMETHG FROM YOUR KIDS'
- NBA STAR DWYANE WA SUPPORTS SON’S FAKE NAILS “WH PRI”TROLLS ME FOR THE 12-YEAR-OLD’S HOLIDAY LOOK ON SOCIAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSDECEMBER 1, 2019/4:05 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2975PX;WIDTH:1983PX;}MICHAEL REAV/GETTY IMAGMIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 09: DWYANE WA #3 OF THE MIAMI HEAT HUGS HIS SON, ZN WA, AFTER HIS FAL REER HOME GAME AT AMERIN AIRL ARENA ON APRIL 09, 2019 MIAMI, FLORIDA. NOTE TO USER: USER EXPRSLY ACKNOWLEDG AND AGRE THAT, BY DOWNLOADG AND OR G THIS PHOTOGRAPH, USER IS NSENTG TO THE TERMS AND NDNS OF THE GETTY IMAG LICENSE AGREEMENT. (PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAV/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSDECEMBER 1, 2019 / 4:05 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NBA STAR DWYANE WA SUPPORTS SON’S FAKE NAILS “WH PRI”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-12-01T21:05:19.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-12-01T21:05:19.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TO BEG A DAD, DWYANE WA IS STILL AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RETIRED NBA PLAYER IS ONCE AGA SPEAKG OUT ABOUT HIS SUPPORT OF HIS STYLISH 12-YEAR-OLD SON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WA RPOND THIS WEEK TO TROLLS WHO CRICIZED A THANKSGIVG FAY PHOTO—SHARED ON INSTAGRAM BY HIS WIFE AND ZN'S STEPMOTHER, ACTRS GABRIELLE UNN— WHICH ZN IS SEEN ROCKG WHE FAKE NAILS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CROP TOP. THANKFULLY, THE PHOTO AND WA'S PARENTG SKILLS WERE ALSO MET WH MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SHOUT OUT D. WA FOR SETTG THE EXAMPLE OF A BLACK FATHER LOVG AND ACCEPTG THEIR CHILDREN AS THEY ARE," WROTE ONE FOLLOWER. "THERE’D BE A LOT LS TRMA OUR MUNY IF MORE BLACK DADS WERE LIKE THIS." WA RETWEETED THE MENT WH THE "100" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS A PARENT MY ONLY GOAL IS THAT MY KIDS FEEL THAT I SEE THEM, LOVE THEM AND SUPPORT THEM," HE RPOND TO ANOTHER MENT, WHICH PRAISED HIM AND UNN FOR "EMBRACG THEIR SON’S DIVIDUALY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I’VE SEEN SOME POST-THANKSGIVG HATE ON SOCIAL ABOUT MY FAY PHOTO," WA FALLY TWEETED. "STUPIDY IS APART OF THIS WORLD WE LIVE —SO I GET . BUT HERE’S THE THG—I’VE BEEN CHOSEN TO LEAD MY FAY NOT Y’ALL. SO WE WILL NTUE TO BE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER WH PRI, LOVE & A SE!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WA MA HEADL EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER ZN RO A FLOAT THE MIAMI BEACH PRI PARA. ZN, THEN 11, ATTEND THE PRI EVENT WH UNN AND HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I DON’T REALLY TALK ABOUT MUCH BEE ’S ZN’S STORY TO TELL," WA LATER TOLD VARIETY OF HIS SON WH EX-WIFE SHVGHN FUNCH. "I THK AS A FAY, WE SHOULD SUPPORT EACH OTHER. THAT’S OUR JOB. AND MY JOB AS A FATHER IS TO FACILATE THEIR LIV AND TO SUPPORT THEM AND BE BEHD THEM WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I’M VERY UNEASY ABOUT ACLAS THAT E OM SUPPORTG MY KIDS OR THE NEGATIVY THAT OM ," HE NTUED, RPONDG TO BACKLASH HE RECEIVED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I’M DOG WHAT EVERY PARENT HAS TO DO. ONCE YOU BRG KIDS TO THIS WORLD, YOU BEE UNSELFISH. IT’S MY JOB TO BE THEIR ROLE MOL, TO BE THEIR VOICE MY KIDS’ LIV, TO LET THEM KNOW YOU N NQUER THE WORLD. SO, GO AND BE YOUR AMAZG SELF AND WE’RE GOG TO S BACK AND JT LOVE YOU."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WA AND UNN ARE AMONG THE CELEBRI WHO REPORTEDLY MA DONATNS APRIL TO VER THE FUNERAL EXPENS OF NIGEL SHELBY, THE ALABAMA TEEN WHO DIED BY SUICI AFTER ENDURG ANTI-GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
DWYANE WA’S COMMENTS ABOUT RAISG A GAY SON WILL LEAVE YOU IN TEARS
Wa said he is proud of his son's gay pri. P told to ‘tone down his gayns’ ws nearly $20M discrimatn se“I’m om the ner cy of Chigo and I wasn’t told that. — Gabrielle Unn (@sgabriell) September 13, 2019But others lled the backlash homophobic and praised Wa and Unn for lettg Zn exprs himself.
DWYANE WA SPEAKS ON KNOWG HIS SON WAS GAY SCE HE WAS 3-YEARS-OLD (VIDEO)
“Dwyane Wa is not gonna be the homophobic dad y’all want him to be, ” read one ment. Dwyane Wa has spoken ndidly about the genr journey of his son Zn, 12, who ma the cisn to intify as female and now go by the name Dogg claims he "didn’t threaten" Gayle Kg while fendg Kobe Bryant durg angry rantThe basketball star, 38, opened up durg an terview wh Ellen DeGener about parentg Zaya, who he shar wh his ex-wife Shvghn explaed that he and his wife Gabrielle Unn, 47, are "proud alli" of the LGBTQ+ muny and tailed how the uple are tg themselv on the suatn.
DWYANE WA SUPPORTS GAY SON IN POWERFUL INTERVIEW: 'YOU CAN LEARN SOMETHG FROM YOUR KIDS'
“I had to look myself the mirror and say, ‘What if your son home and tells you he’s gay? "I had to look myself the mirror and say, 'What if your son e home and tell you he’s gay?
”He also add, "And, I had to look myself the mirror and say, 'What if your son e home and tell you he's gay? Over the past year, the Was have ught flack for his overwhelmg support of his son then 11-year old son Zn who me out as gay.
NBA STAR DWYANE WA SUPPORTS SON’S FAKE NAILS “WH PRI”TROLLS ME FOR THE 12-YEAR-OLD’S HOLIDAY LOOK ON SOCIAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSDECEMBER 1, 2019/4:05 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2975PX;WIDTH:1983PX;}MICHAEL REAV/GETTY IMAGMIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 09: DWYANE WA #3 OF THE MIAMI HEAT HUGS HIS SON, ZN WA, AFTER HIS FAL REER HOME GAME AT AMERIN AIRL ARENA ON APRIL 09, 2019 MIAMI, FLORIDA. NOTE TO USER: USER EXPRSLY ACKNOWLEDG AND AGRE THAT, BY DOWNLOADG AND OR G THIS PHOTOGRAPH, USER IS NSENTG TO THE TERMS AND NDNS OF THE GETTY IMAG LICENSE AGREEMENT. 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THANKFULLY, THE PHOTO AND WA'S PARENTG SKILLS WERE ALSO MET WH MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SHOUT OUT D. WA FOR SETTG THE EXAMPLE OF A BLACK FATHER LOVG AND ACCEPTG THEIR CHILDREN AS THEY ARE," WROTE ONE FOLLOWER. "THERE’D BE A LOT LS TRMA OUR MUNY IF MORE BLACK DADS WERE LIKE THIS." WA RETWEETED THE MENT WH THE "100" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS A PARENT MY ONLY GOAL IS THAT MY KIDS FEEL THAT I SEE THEM, LOVE THEM AND SUPPORT THEM," HE RPOND TO ANOTHER MENT, WHICH PRAISED HIM AND UNN FOR "EMBRACG THEIR SON’S DIVIDUALY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I’VE SEEN SOME POST-THANKSGIVG HATE ON SOCIAL ABOUT MY FAY PHOTO," WA FALLY TWEETED. "STUPIDY IS APART OF THIS WORLD WE LIVE —SO I GET . BUT HERE’S THE THG—I’VE BEEN CHOSEN TO LEAD MY FAY NOT Y’ALL. SO WE WILL NTUE TO BE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER WH PRI, LOVE & A SE!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WA MA HEADL EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER ZN RO A FLOAT THE MIAMI BEACH PRI PARA. ZN, THEN 11, ATTEND THE PRI EVENT WH UNN AND HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I DON’T REALLY TALK ABOUT MUCH BEE ’S ZN’S STORY TO TELL," WA LATER TOLD VARIETY OF HIS SON WH EX-WIFE SHVGHN FUNCH. "I THK AS A FAY, WE SHOULD SUPPORT EACH OTHER. THAT’S OUR JOB. AND MY JOB AS A FATHER IS TO FACILATE THEIR LIV AND TO SUPPORT THEM AND BE BEHD THEM WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I’M VERY UNEASY ABOUT ACLAS THAT E OM SUPPORTG MY KIDS OR THE NEGATIVY THAT OM ," HE NTUED, RPONDG TO BACKLASH HE RECEIVED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I’M DOG WHAT EVERY PARENT HAS TO DO. ONCE YOU BRG KIDS TO THIS WORLD, YOU BEE UNSELFISH. IT’S MY JOB TO BE THEIR ROLE MOL, TO BE THEIR VOICE MY KIDS’ LIV, TO LET THEM KNOW YOU N NQUER THE WORLD. SO, GO AND BE YOUR AMAZG SELF AND WE’RE GOG TO S BACK AND JT LOVE YOU."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WA AND UNN ARE AMONG THE CELEBRI WHO REPORTEDLY MA DONATNS APRIL TO VER THE FUNERAL EXPENS OF NIGEL SHELBY, THE ALABAMA TEEN WHO DIED BY SUICI AFTER ENDURG ANTI-GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Power uple Dwyane Wa and his wife, actrs Gabrielle Unn, have never been shy about speakg out agast people who have anythg to say about their gay son, Zn Malachi Airamis. “And, I had to look myself the mirror and say, ‘What if your son e home and tell you he’s gay?
At one pot the show, Barn and Jackson ask Dwyane about his 12-year-old son Zn, who is gay. The tr discs what ’s been like for Wa and Unn to raise a gay son such a public atmosphere — and ’s so enuragg to hear how the former NBA baller has taken on so well!
“I had to look myself the mirror when my son at the time was 3 years old and me and my wife started havg nversatns about noticg that he wasn’t on the boy vibe that Zaire [Wa’s olr son] was on, and I had to look myself the mirror and say, ‘What if your son e home and tell you he’s gay? The former NBA star giv a lot of cred to his wife helpg him unrstand how to love and support a gay son.