Yahoo News Sam Smith says ‘life is good, everything is in its right place’ after changing pronouns to ‘they’
Sam Smith has said “life is good” after revealing they now use the pronouns they/them.
The singer, 27, wrote about their joy at attending the premiere of the new Judy Garland biopic in Los Angeles with their friend Alok Vaid-Menon.
Writing about the event, Smith posted on Instagram and Twitter: “I just went to the JUDY premiere with my beautiful friend and I wore big white heels and a beat face and they wore d**ks in their ears. Life is good. Everything is in its right place.”
Smith recently requested to be referred to as “they”, six months after coming out as non-binary.
In an emotive Instagram post shared on Monday, they said they were “nervous” but were “ready to embrace” who they are “inside and out”.
“Today is a good day so here goes. I’ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY/THEM,” they said.
“After a lifetime of being at war with my gender I’ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out.
“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 f*** it!”
Smith added: “I understand there will be many mistakes and misgendering but all I ask is you please, please try. I hope you can see me like I see myself now. Thank you.”
Fans and campaigners flocked to show support for Smith, with actress and body positivity activist Jameela Jamil writing on Twitter: “Bravo to Sam Smith. With more and more people in the public eye coming out as Non-Binary... can we convince the industry to allow awards ceremonies to create a third gender category? I feel as though this shouldn’t be too hard.”
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