Angela Stanton-King, who is running for Rep. John Lewis‘s Congressional seat, criticized Dwyane Wade for exploiting his gender confused child Zaya Wade.
Stanton-King, a best-selling author and former reality TV star, was recently granted a full pardon by President Trump in February, after serving a 6-month home confinement for a white collar crime.
Zaya, who was born a boy named Zion Malachi Airamis Wade, believes he is a girl. The 12-year-old made his red carpet debut at a charity event in Los Angeles, alongside Wade and his wife Gabrielle Union.
Union, 47, posted a video of the boy strutting the red carpet in an overtly provocative manner that many saw as inappropriate behavior for a minor child.
Stanton-King, 53, was among the critics who voiced their concern that the Wades are exploiting the child.
“PEDOPHILIA” she wrote above a photo of Zaya. “Gay means Men having sex with men. If you wouldn’t want your 12 yr old daughter advertising that she enjoys sex with men/boys why your 12 yr old son? This is confusion, pedophilia, and sexual exploitation wrapped up in acceptance.”
Zaya’s supporters among the LGBQ and T communities reacted swiftly, labeling Stanton-King “homophobic and transphobic”. She followed up with another tweet:
“I am a woman that loves men and appreciates masculinity. We need our men. We need our sons. We need our brothers. Our men are not women and Our boys are not girls.”
