When celebrities needed attention, they used to simply fake a mental breakdown and go to rehab. Now, they’re coming out as the jubilant parents of transgender children.

Former professional basketball player Dwyane Wade this week said on Ellen that his 12-year-old son Zion recently came to him and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, to say that he now wants to be called “Zaya” and go by female pronouns.

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