{"id":705511,"date":"2019-09-14T13:23:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T13:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/14\/singer-wants-to-be-called-they-instead-of-he\/"},"modified":"2019-09-14T13:23:37","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T13:23:37","slug":"singer-wants-to-be-called-they-instead-of-he","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/14\/singer-wants-to-be-called-they-instead-of-he\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer wants to be called &#8216;they&#8217; instead of &#8216;he&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/singer-wants-to-be-called-they-instead-of-he\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"483\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8522270019476_5904506005553-Copy-696x483.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"8522270019476_5904506005553 (Copy)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Singer Sam Smith has announced he wants to be referred to as \u201cthey\u201d rather than \u201che\u201d, six months after revealing he doesn\u2019t identify as male or female.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News respects Smith\u2019s wishes and will refer to him as they in the rest of this article.<\/p>\n<p>Smith posted on Instagram on Friday confirming earlier reports suggesting the British star wanted the pronoun change.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old said: \u201cI\u2019ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY\/THEM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a lifetime of being at war with my gender, I\u2019ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith added: \u201cI hope you can see me like I see myself now. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2WpiusAc6h\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=12&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2F2019%2FSeptember-14th%2Fsam-smith-singer-wants-to-be-called-they-instead-of-he.php#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2940.415000077337%7D\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"1154\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><strong>In an interview\u00a0<\/strong>with actress Jameela Jamil on her I Weigh show in March, Smith revealed they do not identify as male or female.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>Sky News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Sam Smith has announced he wants to be referred to as \u201cthey\u201d rather than \u201che\u201d, six months after revealing he doesn\u2019t identify as male or female. 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