Even Sam Smith is still getting used to their pronouns.
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In an interview with The Project, the 27-year-old singer opened up about what their life has been like since they came out as non-binary. They shared that although some people are still adjusting to their preferred pronouns, they don’t mind it as much because even they forget to use it too.
“I’ll trip up too,” Sam said. “Of course I do, I’m a human being. I’ve been called ‘he’ and ‘him’ since the day I was born, 27 years of my life, so I can understand.”
Sam also added that even their mother will get upset with herself when she neglects to use their preferred pronouns.
“It’s like, it’s okay but it is important, you know?” said Smith. “All I can say is, when people use my pronouns correctly, it’s a wonderful feeling. I feel safe, and I feel happy, and I feel completely seen.”
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Sam has mentioned in a separate interview a month prior that their decision to use non-binary pronouns is to live life more comfortably. “This is all about feeling safe, and it makes me feel happy and it makes me feel comfortable,” they said. “And if I get to live a life where I’m a little bit more comfortable and happy, then I think it’s worth it.”
“Everyone messes up; I’m going to be misgendered to the day I die,” they added. “This is going to take a long, long time for people to not use gender in their vocabulary.”
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