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Sam Smith Is Celebrating Their Nonbinary Identity With a Very Personal Tattoo

23/04/2021 - 04:45 PM

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Sam Smith attends day two of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2019 at The O2 Arena on December 08, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang/WireImage [1]

Sam Smith got a new tattoo with a very special meaning [2] — a portrait to represent their nonbinary identity [3]. The tattoo is on the singer's inner bicep and is a drawing of a person in heels and underwear looking in a full-length mirror. The ink was done by London-based tattoo artist Miles Langford [4], who shared a close-up of the work on Instagram on April 21, along with a few pictures with Smith. "ICON @samsmith," read Langford's caption. "Thanks for getting tattooed."

In 2019, Smith announced their pronouns are they/them in a thread on Twitter [5], which read, "Today is a good day so here goes. I've decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY/THEM ❤ after a lifetime of being at war with my gender I've decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out..." In a second tweet, they added: "I'm so excited and privileged to be surrounded by people that support me in this decision but I've been very nervous about announcing this [6] because I care too much about what people think but f*ck it!"


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