In 2019, Sam Smith announced they were embracing they/them pronouns, a milestone in their long journey toward gender self-acceptance. Despite this, the 33-year-old Grammy winner is still frequently misgendered in public and media appearances. Smith publicly shared their pronoun change on X, writing that after “a lifetime of being at war” with their gender, they were ready to live authentically. They acknowledged that mistakes would happen but asked people to “please please try.”