Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade put their children first. That is why, shortly after their daughter Zaya came out as transgender, they decided to move from Florida to California, where the trans community is more protected by law.

In a recent joint interview with Parents, when asked if this was an easy decision for the family, Wade said, "There were many reasons we decided California was best for our family, and finding a community for Zaya was a big part of that." He replied. [We thought California would be a place where Zaya could blossom and grow. She is now a senior in high school and this is where she was accepted and allowed to become her."

Zaya, 16, is the daughter of Wade's previous relationship with Xiovaughn Funchess; the former NBA pro also has a son, Zaire, 21; Wade and Union, who married in 2014, share a daughter, Kirbya James, born in 2018.

Then it was Union's turn to answer Parents' questions.

"When rhetoric like that being advocated in Florida is adopted into law, if my child is not safe there, that is not an option," she said.

"We have family and friends who don't have the privilege of moving. So we are going to fight until our last breath to protect all the children who are being oppressed. That's our responsibility as people with a big platform and people trust us because we say tough things."

Wade first opened up about Zaya's gender identity on "The Ellen Show" in 2020.

"We are proud parents and proud allies of children from the LGBTQ+ community. We take our roles and responsibilities as parents very seriously." So when a child comes home with a question, when a child comes home with a problem, when a child comes home with something, it is our job as parents to listen, to give as much information as we can, to give as much feedback as we can. And that doesn't change just because sexuality has become involved."

Union and Wade are in the same league as other well-known parents who have unconditionally accepted their trans and nonbinary children, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Jennifer Lopez.