Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Say Zaya is Living Her 'Truth' After Court Grants Her Name Change (Exclusive)

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Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union's 15-year-old daughter, Zaya, is celebrating living her «truth.» On Friday, a Los Angeles judge granted their teen her official name and gender change.

According to, the documents lists Zaya's name as Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade. In addition, the judge ruled that her sex markers on documents would match her gender identity.Zaya's granted the legal change comes months after Wade's ex-wife, and Zaya's mother, Siohvaughn Funches, filed an objection to the court filings. «Last night she was so happy and we were just like *sings* 'Say my name, say my name, 'cause to some people it just feels like paperwork but to her it's it's her truth and it's her reality and we support that,» Union told ET's Kevin Frazier who spoke with her and Wade during the 54 annual NAACP Image Awards on Saturday.«Being in her orbit you wanna catch up, you wanna keep up.

I mean her first choice for college is MIT. This is not a dim bulb here, she's incredibly smart, incredibly bright and a phenomenal leader.

I'm just happy for her that she gets to be exactly who she is and we're really happy about her Puma campaign.»When asked about supporting their daughter — who came out as transgender in 2020 — Union noted that it's «not hard to love your kid,» and that other people's perception of their family is not their concern.«I think someone else's opinions of us are none of our business,» she said. «I think there's a lot of hurt people out there and a lot of scared people out there who project their hurt and fears, unfortunate childhood trauma onto other people.