{"id":2254141,"date":"2024-05-28T09:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-dwyane-wade-under-fire-over-his-pro-trans-website-made-for-children-sick-degenerate\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:02:52","slug":"nba-star-dwyane-wade-under-fire-over-his-pro-trans-website-made-for-children-sick-degenerate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-dwyane-wade-under-fire-over-his-pro-trans-website-made-for-children-sick-degenerate\/","title":{"rendered":"Criticism Surmounts NBA Celebrity Dwyane Wade&#8217;s Kid-Friendly Pro-Trans Website &#8211; &#8216;Disturbingly Inappropriate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-star-dwyane-wade-under-fire-over-his-pro-trans-website-made-for-children-sick-degenerate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former NBA star Dwyane Wade, who spent most of his career with the Miami Heat, is pushing the transgender\u200c cause,\u200d with actions spurred on by his son, Zion \u2062Wade. Zion declared himself a\u200b girl at \u200cthe\u2064 age \u200dof 12 and legally\u2063 changed \u2064his name to Zaya. Currently 17, Zaya is an LGBT activist and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-investigating-use-of-force-in-arrest-of-nbas-jaxson-hayes\/\" title=\"LAPD Investigating \u2018Use Of Force\u2019 In Arrest Of NBA\u2019s Jaxson Hayes\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> celebrity<\/a>.\u200d Wade has\u2062 faced criticism for his role in promoting the transgender cause. He was\u200b recently awarded for his dedication to the\u200d trans community and racial justice, but remarked that he left\u2064 Florida partly because of the state&#8217;s LGBT legislation. He announced his son is the driving force behind his new transgender\u2062 social platform, Translatable,\u200b which is described as\u200d &#8220;a safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth&#8221;. Translatable has so far inspired mixed reviews from the public.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 28, 2024 at 6:06am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former NBA star Dwyane Wade is finding out the hard way that pushing the transgender lie on minors has consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Wade, who spent most of his career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-wade-goes-out-a-winner-in-miami-heat-top-76ers-122-99\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Heat<\/a> and retired in 2019, was back in South Florida last week to receive an award. He used the occasion to announce a platform for \u201ctransgender youth,\u201d spurred on in part by his son.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/celebrity\/dwyane-wades-daughter-zaya-granted-legal-name-gender-change-rcna72302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zion Wade<\/a> declared himself to be a girl at age 12 and has since legally changed his name to Zaya. Now 17, he has become an LGBT activist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zayawade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media celebrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDwyane\u2019s tireless dedication to the trans community and racial justice has illuminated the path toward a more inclusive future,\u201d said Carolina Garc\u00eda Jayaram, CEO of the Elevate Prize Foundation, before presenting Wade with the award, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/miami-com\/miami-com-news\/article288712070.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy bravely confronting societal norms and advocating for change, Dwyane has not only reshaped perceptions but also inspired countless individuals to be more supportive and to embrace authenticity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7U3Os2OVuT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>  Wade, who claims he left Florida in part because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wj-live-6-sick-vids-show-called-dont-say-gay-law-needs-50-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state\u2019s LGBT legislation<\/a>, said his son is \u201cthe catalyzing force behind Translatable,\u201d the new transgender social platform.<\/p>\n<p>On the Translatable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.translatableproject.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, there\u2019s not much content, other than a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-dragic-wade-lead-heat-past-hornets-93-75\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of Wade<\/a> with his son and the notice that it\u2019s \u201ca safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth to express themselves and is a resource hub for their parents, families, and support systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dwyane Wade has launched his online community website focused on castrating black kids. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YXMmU4K4zt\">pic.twitter.com\/YXMmU4K4zt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mythinformed (@MythinformedMKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MythinformedMKE\/status\/1794742723624186199?\">May 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To say the least, this touched off a nerve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cD Wade..bro\u2026This is so bad. What you\u2019ve done to your son because your wife controls you. Sad,\u201d one user wrote, noting that Wade\u2019s wife, actress Gabrielle Union, has made this one of her pet causes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">His wife hands are all over this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uLhLP4DAKd\">pic.twitter.com\/uLhLP4DAKd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Danirlla (@d_shawstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/d_shawstein\/status\/1794926869776601247?\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cImagine having to spend the rest of your life pretending that your kid isn\u2019t mentally ill because you\u2019re too weak of a father to say \u2018No,&#8217;\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Imagine having to spend the rest of your life pretending that your kid isn\u2019t mentally ill because you\u2019re too weak of a father to say \u201cNo\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Legion\u2019s Pineal Gland (@I_Am_Legion_73) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/I_Am_Legion_73\/status\/1794769182086807775?\">May 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another summed it up thusly: \u201cwhat a sick degenerate.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">what a sick degenerate<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Unlimited L\u2019s (@unlimited_ls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unlimited_ls\/status\/1794744078183084194?\">May 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, the reaction didn\u2019t all go this way, given that there were those token liberals who backed Wade:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How is supporting his child a sign of degeneracy?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jorge smith (@jorge95444725) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jorge95444725\/status\/1794931534610526494?\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That\u2019s his son. Keep up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Legion\u2019s Pineal Gland (@I_Am_Legion_73) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/I_Am_Legion_73\/status\/1795198856780460481?\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And, indeed, Wade probably doesn\u2019t care, given that he has been mostly insulated from reality by the applause he has been getting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we say in the hood, it\u2019s ignant,\u201d the former NBA star said about opposition to youth LGBT issues on a podcast in 2019, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/28681410\/dwyane-wade-supports-daughter-gender-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up with the same perspective as a lot of these people out here that\u2019s a little ignant,\u201d he said. \u201cI had to look myself in the mirror and say, \u2018What if your son comes home and tells you he\u2019s gay? What are you going to do? How are you going to be? How are you going to act? It ain\u2019t about him. He knows who he is. It\u2019s about you. Who are you?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a world of difference between taking this attitude at home and saying those who don\u2019t are ignorant.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s another world of difference when someone who takes this attitude at home launches a website to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/never-made-today-2013s-insidious-chapter-two-villain-pro-trans-child-groomer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indoctrinate youth into their own ignorance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think transgenderism is a mental illness?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While it\u2019s too early to see how Translatable will shape up, one can take a guess that it\u2019ll involve a healthy dose of gender ideology with a chaser of DeSantis-is-evil fear-mongering about conservative politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Wade and his applauders will likely continue to remain ignorant of the fact that the statistics on whether affirmation and transitioning-friendly environments are good for kids don\u2019t exactly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jk-rowling-tells-harry-potter-stars-save-apologies-new-report-transgenderism-youths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">look too good for his side<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At least we can say this much: After the ruckus that Translatable caused on social media, he\u2019s no longer ignorant about what people think about his foisting his parental delusions onto <em>their<\/em> children.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/basketball\/\" rel=\"tag\">Basketball<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/children\/\" rel=\"tag\">Children<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\" rel=\"tag\">LGBT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/miami-heat\/\" rel=\"tag\">Miami Heat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/moral-depravity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Moral depravity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/nba\/\" rel=\"tag\">NBA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" rel=\"tag\">Social media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" rel=\"tag\">Transgender<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">U.S. News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/twitter\/\" rel=\"tag\">X \/ Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44670\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44670\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44670\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44670\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44670\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-leaves-for-delaware-as-russians-prepare-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv\">enjoys spending time<\/a> with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opinion by C. Douglas Golden, May 28, 2024. Dwyane Wade, ex-NBA player predominantly with Miami Heat, faces backlash promoting transgender issues towards minors. 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