It’s just that the NBA is not a place that’s traditionally open about such things. Not that we were aware of any prejudices they had previously, of course. When it comes to professional athletes like Wade, or fellow basketball legends Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas, though, we’re a bit more impressed. It wouldn’t make sense for, say, Cynthia Nixon to suddenly appear transphobic when it comes to their children.
Some of the famous parents we list here did not surprise us in the least with their wholehearted support of their kids. “When a child comes home with an issue, when a child comes home with anything, it’s our job as parents to listen to that, to give them the best information that we can, the best feedback that we can - and that doesn’t change because sexuality is now involved in it,” Wade told Ellen DeGeneres of his transgender daughter Zaya.
