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Gabrielle Union exclusively told E! News astatine the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards each astir her narration with girl Zaya Wade and astir the combat the LGBTQ+ assemblage is presently facing.
Why Gabrielle Union Wants ALL LGBTQ+ Allies to "Stand Up"
Gabrielle Union couldn't person asked for a amended date.
The Strange World prima walked the reddish carpet with Zaya Wade astatine the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards, which were held conscionable 1 time earlier Transgender Day of Visibility.
"I'm fortunate to person Zaya arsenic my bonus daughter," Gabrielle exclusively told E! News' main analogous Keltie Knight about her 15-year-old girl with Dwyane Wade. "I did not commencement her, but I've ne'er felt much connected to anyone. And I've ne'er felt much of a intent arsenic 1 of the adults successful her colony that is lasting 10 toes down—sometimes down her, sometimes beside her and sometimes successful beforehand of her leading."
She continued, "I'm honored to bring my girl present truthful she tin conscionable immoderate of her heroes and her icons and the folks that animate her." (For much from the GLAAD Media Awards, tune into E! News connected April 4.)
However, the 50-year-old besides got brutally honorable astir the request for vocal enactment for the LGBTQ+ assemblage arsenic drag queens and transgender individuals are being unjustly targeted.
"It's astir rallying the troops and lining up the infantry due to the fact that we're successful for a fight," she said, referencing anti-trans authorities being introduced crossed the country. "To support it chopped and dry, we are successful for a combat and we request each hands connected deck."
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Gabrielle—who presented her The Inspection co-star Jeremy Pope with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award astatine the March 30 event—added, "If you person ever called yourself an ally, a friend, it's clip to basal up. This is not the clip for quiescent support. This is the clip for large enactment and we request everybody acceptable to go."
Zaya and Gabrielle's chic nighttime out—the erstwhile strutted successful a achromatic ensemble with achromatic knee-high sandals portion the second had her shoulders retired successful an intricate formal and headpiece—comes a period aft the histrion and Dwyane accepted the President's Award astatine the 2023 NAACP Image Awards.
"Zaya, arsenic your begetter each I've wanted to bash was get it right," the retired NBA prima said Feb. 25. "Thank you for showing maine that there's much than conscionable 1 mode to pass effectivity. You've taught maine that connection with my rima isn't enough. I person to besides pass with my 2 ears and my 2 eyes."
Dwyane added, "Zaya, you've made maine a amended quality conscionable simply by being who you were calved to be: Our babe girl, Zaya Wade."
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