Dwyane Wade just made a powerful statement about raising a gay son.

While talking with Matt Barnes on “All The Smoke” podcast, Wade opened up about what it is like to raise Zion, 12, after coming from the very masculine NBA.

“I had to look myself in the mirror when my son at the time was 3 years old and me and my wife started having conversations about us noticing that he wasn’t on the boy vibe that Zaire [Wade’s other son] was on,” Wade said.

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“And, I had to look myself in the mirror and say, ‘What if your son come home and tell you he’s gay? What are you going to do? How are you going to be? How are you going to act? It ain’t about him. He knows who he is. It’s about you. Who are you?” he added.

“I’ve watched my son from day one become into who she now eventually has come into. Nothing changes with my love; nothing changes with my responsibilities. Only thing I got to do now is get smarter & educate myself more,” Wade said.

Wade and Gabrielle Union currently raise Zion who he had in his previous relationship and now has full custody of.

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“I grew up with the same perspective as a lot of these people out here that’s a little ignorant. I grew up with a similar perspective,” Wade said. “And, you meet people along the way that help you take those glasses off and put on some different ones. Look through life through a different lens. That’s what my wife has been able to do. So, it’s been cool.”

“You want to talk about strength and courage? My 12-year-old has way more than I have,” Wade added. “You can learn something from your kids.”

Wade noted that he doesn’t speak out because he feels offended, but because he knows his platform and needs to speak out for LGBTQ+ rights. “This is the new normal. So if anybody different, we looked at as different. You know what I’m saying? The ones that don’t understand it. The ones that don’t get it. The ones that are stuck in a box. You’re different. Not the people that are out here living their lives, man.”

Wade and Union have continually come under fire for supporting Zion as a young gay man, which included bringing him to the Pride fest in Miami in April.”Whatever you want to do, it is my job to support you and make sure you have all the tools to be as happy as you are while you are doing it,” Wade concluded on parenthood.