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Gabrielle Unioncelebrated the country’s birthday with some of her favorite people.
TheL.A.’s Fineststar, 48, snuggled up to husbandDwyane Wadeon the beach in the Hamptons, as sheshared some momentsfrom their Fourth of July family getaway. Union dazzled in a colorful ankle-length floral wrap dress over cutoff denim shorts, as she and the retired NBA pro, 39, showed some PDA in some sweet sunset photos.
Wyade recently opened up to PEOPLE aboutraising his children to embrace their authentic selves. “My focus when it comes to any of my kids is to let them know who they are so that when other people’s opinions about them are formed, it’s not hitting them,” he said in April.
“If we allow our kids to be their true selves, we don’t have to worry about them conforming with anything or anyone,” Wade added. “Why wouldn’t we push our kids to be their authentic selves?”
Union also explained that she wants to offer a different environment for her children to grow than the one in which she was raised. “I was raised to assimilate. I was raised to conform,” she said. “But we are raising our kids to know they are worthy because they exist. We don’t want them to ever shape shift for anyone else’s approval or acceptance. We want them to be free to be who they are.”
TheBring It Onactress married Wade in August 2014, becoming stepmother to his sons Zaire Blessing, 19, Xavier Zechariah, 7, and daughter Zaya, 14, as well as Wade’s nephew Dahveon, 19.
Wade recentlycommented on the backlashhe’s faced for supporting Zaya, whocame out as transgenderlast year, telling PEOPLE he doesn’t “focus on the hate” they receive.
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“If you’re doing something that is new or uncommon, you’re going to have people who don’t want to understand,” Wade added. “We don’t focus on the hate, but we know we have to address certain things because we understand that the platform that has been given to us is not just going to be all roses … Now it’s our job to educate on subjects and to be more knowledgeable about it.”
source: people.com
