{"id":1972,"date":"2019-09-13T15:47:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T15:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2019-09-13T15:47:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T15:47:41","slug":"sam-smith-wants-to-be-called-they-instead-of-he","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/sam-smith-wants-to-be-called-they-instead-of-he\/celebrity-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith wants to be called &#8216;they&#8217; instead of &#8216;he&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Singer Sam Smith wants to be referred to as &#8220;they&#8221; rather than &#8220;he&#8221; this comes after six months of not identifying as male or female. Smith revealed earlier this year he had questioned his gender and considered a sex change.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1974\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1974\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1974\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_1318723430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_1318723430.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_1318723430-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_1318723430-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today is a good day so here goes. I\u2019ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY\/THEM \u2764 after a lifetime of being at war with my gender I\u2019ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out&#8230; <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IVoLTYbAWd\">pic.twitter.com\/IVoLTYbAWd<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 Sam Smith (@samsmith) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samsmith\/status\/1172519872464662530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Smith posted on Instagram Friday confirming earlier reports suggesting the star wanted the pronoun change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;I\u2019ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY\/THEM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;After a lifetime of being at war with my gender I\u2019ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;&#8230;I hope you can see me like I see myself now,&#8221; the singer said. &#8220;Thank you.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2WpiusAc6h\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">View this post on Instagram<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2WpiusAc6h\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Today is a good day so here goes. I\u2019ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY\/THEM \u2764 after a lifetime of being at war with my gender I\u2019ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out. I\u2019m so excited and privileged to be surrounded by people that support me in this decision but I\u2019ve been very nervous about announcing this because I care too much about what people think but fuck it! I understand there will be many mistakes and mis gendering but all I ask is you please please try. I hope you can see me like I see myself now. Thank you. P.s. I am at no stage just yet to eloquently speak at length about what it means to be non binary but I can\u2019t wait for the day that I am. So for now I just want to be VISIBLE and open. If you have questions and are wondering what this all means I\u2019ll try my best to explain but I have also tagged below the human beings who are fighting the good fight everyday. These are activists and leaders of the non binary\/trans community that have helped me and given me so much clarity and understanding. @tomglitter @munroebergdorf @transnormativity @alokvmenon @katemoross @glamrou @travisalabanza @twyrent @chellaman @jvn @lavernecox @stonewalluk @glaad @humanrightscampaign @mermaidsgender Love you all. I\u2019m scared shitless, but feeling super free right now. Be kind x<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/samsmith\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Sam Smith<\/a> (@samsmith) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-09-13T13:57:50+00:00\">Sep 13, 2019 at 6:57am PDT<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many non-binary people do not identify as female or male and refer to themselves as they or them, rather than he or she.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The singer opened up about being non-binary, saying:<\/strong> &#8220;You are just you. 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