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Gabrielle Unionis opening up about the importance of fighting for your kids.While walking the carpet at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Union chatted withExtraabout her role as a mom and reflected on her and husbandDwyane Wade’semotional speechlast month at theNAACPImage Awards.As the couple accepted the President’s Award at the Image Awards, they used the opportunity to speak about championing the fight forLGBTQrights. The speech came one day after daughterZaya Wade’slegal name change and gender assignment.Asked what Union, 50, hopes other parents take away from the couple’s speech, the actress replied, “That your kids are worth fighting for.““Your children are not disposable and even when faced with something that you might not be as familiar with or comfortable with [it is] not an excuse to throw your kids away,” she continued.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty"When they come for one of us, they come for all of us, and don’t ever forget that,” she continued.Union and Wade share daughterKaavia James, 4, and sonsZaire, 21, andXavier, 9, plus daughter Zaya, 15, from Wade’s previous relationships. Wade also serves as legal guardian to his nephew Dahveon Morris, 21.TheBring It Onstar also shared how being a mom changed how she views the world.“It makes you want to fight,” she said. “It makes you want to dig in and not only fight for your kids but everybody’s kids.”
Gabrielle Unionis opening up about the importance of fighting for your kids.
While walking the carpet at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Union chatted withExtraabout her role as a mom and reflected on her and husbandDwyane Wade’semotional speechlast month at theNAACPImage Awards.
As the couple accepted the President’s Award at the Image Awards, they used the opportunity to speak about championing the fight forLGBTQrights. The speech came one day after daughterZaya Wade’slegal name change and gender assignment.
Asked what Union, 50, hopes other parents take away from the couple’s speech, the actress replied, “That your kids are worth fighting for.”
“Your children are not disposable and even when faced with something that you might not be as familiar with or comfortable with [it is] not an excuse to throw your kids away,” she continued.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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“When they come for one of us, they come for all of us, and don’t ever forget that,” she continued.
Union and Wade share daughterKaavia James, 4, and sonsZaire, 21, andXavier, 9, plus daughter Zaya, 15, from Wade’s previous relationships. Wade also serves as legal guardian to his nephew Dahveon Morris, 21.
TheBring It Onstar also shared how being a mom changed how she views the world.
“It makes you want to fight,” she said. “It makes you want to dig in and not only fight for your kids but everybody’s kids.”
source: people.com
