UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK The biggest night in fashion was also a night of introspection.
At the Met Gala on Monday night, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union paid a moving tribute to their 14-year-old daughter, Zaya, while also offering compelling advice to other parents of trans children.
Union, 49, dazzled in a silver sequin Versace gown with a long feathered train and a massive flower accent around her waist, while Wade, 40, wore a white blazer, white pants, golden buttons — and no shirt — as they arrived at the celebrity-packed fund-raiser benefiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.But, in addition to delivering glitz, glamour, and that stunning gown, the pair utilized the occasion to express their unwavering support for their trans daughter, Zaya.
Since Zaya declared two years ago that she was going to start living as her true self, both Wade, an NBA superstar, and Union, a Hollywood powerhouse, have been loud LGBTQ allies and staunch trans rights advocates.
Wade was asked what keeps him battling for Zaya on the red carpet by Variety's Marc Malkin, who added that he has been "wonderful" with his daughter.
"Just being a father and seeing our child grow up every day, and doing what you are supposed to do as a parent (which is) sit back and see what it is in life that they want to do and try to go there with them, and try to help them, mold them into who they want to be," Wade said, adding that they are simply "doing their part" as parents.
"And when they say who they are, we believe them," Union added.
Wade responded that acceptance should be unconditional, and that people should never forget the feeling of love they experienced when they first held their child, when asked if he had any advice for parents whose children have recently come out as trans.
"All the feelings that went through your thoughts and how much love filled your heart at that moment when you were at the hospital and you grabbed your baby and looked at her." "No matter what happens, don't let that go," he advised.
"One thing we do as parents is locate our mini-me and try to make them just like us," he continued. "But our kids are going to be who they are, and it's our responsibility to help mold them and push them in the directions they want to go."
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