Sam Smith changes gender pronouns to they/them
British singer Sam Smith announced on Friday that they have changed their preferred gender pronouns to they/them.
“After a lifetime of being at war with my gender I’ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out,” Smith tweeted Friday, adding that amid excitement over the change, they have been “very nervous about announcing this because I care too much about what people think.”
“I hope you all can see me like I see myself now,” Smith continued. “I am at no stage just yet to eloquently speak at length about what it means to be nonbinary but I can’t wait for the day that I am. So for now I just want to be VISIBLE and open.”{mosads}
They added: “Love you all. I’m scared shitless, but feeling super free right now.”
Today is a good day so here goes. I’ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY/THEM ❤ after a lifetime of being at war with my gender I’ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out… pic.twitter.com/IVoLTYbAWd
— Sam Smith (@samsmith) September 13, 2019
I’m so excited and privileged to be surrounded by people that support me in this decision but I’ve been very nervous about announcing this because I care too much about what people think but fuck it!
— Sam Smith (@samsmith) September 13, 2019
Love you all. I’m scared shitless, but feeling super free right now. Be kind x
— Sam Smith (@samsmith) September 13, 2019
The announcement comes after the Grammy Award-winning artist in March came out as gender nonbinary, saying: “I’m not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between.”
“Nonbinary, genderqueer is that you do not identify in a gender,” Smith said. “You are a mixture of all different things. You are your own special creation. That’s how I take it. I am not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between. It’s all on the spectrum.”
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