Sam Smith Comes Out As Non-Binary

British singer Sam Smith has come out as gender non-binary

“I’m not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between,” Smith said last week on actress Jameela Jamil’s Instagram show, “I Weigh Interviews.”

Smith said he realized he was gender non-binary after seeing the words “non-binary” and “gender-queer” both of which are terms used to describe people who don’t identify as exclusively male or female.

“Nonbinary, genderqueer is that you do not identify in a gender,” Smith said. “You are a mixture of all different things. You are your own special creation. That’s how I take it. I am not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between. It’s all on the spectrum.”

However, “Entertainment Weekly” reports that Smith still prefers the male pronouns “he” and “him.” Usually, many nonbinary individuals choose to use the gender-neutral pronouns “they” and “them.”

This is the first time Smith has explicitly identified as non-binary, but the performer has previously talked about his gender identity lacking a label. In an October 2017 interview with “The Sunday Times,” Smith said, “I don’t know what the title would be, but I feel just as much woman as I am man.”

Smith is not the only celebrity to identity as non-binary. “Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon, “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Valentina also identify as non-binary.

By: Maytinee Kramer