Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade advocate for LGBTQ rights in moving speech
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade both gave an impassioned speech last night at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards.
At the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the couple took the stage to deliver a speech that honored Wade’s 15-year-old daughter, Zaya,. Union spoke second, using her time to address the injustices against the LGBTQ community. Union continued, adding that even though equality is “demanded,” society often fails to “extend our advocacy to protect some of our most vulnerable among us.” She also called out, adding, “Black trans people are being targeted, terrorized, and hunted in this country every day, everywhere, and there’s rarely whisper about it.”
Honorees Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, recipients of the President's Award, pose in the press room during the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023 in Pasadena, California.To begin his speech, Wade acknowledged that the couple’s advocacy work “takes a village” and “a community” to accomplish before addressing his daughter, whom he shares with his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches.
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