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Suzy Eddie Izzard Confirms Pronouns & Thwarts Deadnamers
The comic legend officially enters their she/her era, and we love it!
Welcome to the stage Suzy Eddie Izzard!
The comedy icon is kicking off Pride Month with a declaration on social media about her name and her pronouns. “As people may now well know, I have added the name ‘Suzy’ to my names,” she wrote. But before bigots on social media could even fire up those fingers to start deadnaming and misgendering, Suzy shut it down. “So going forward I am preferring Suzy but I don’t mind Eddie. And I prefer she/her but I don’t mind he/him,” she said. “So no one can really get it wrong unless they call me Kenneth or Sabrina.”
Oop! Nice try, haters. Izzard continued that, publicly, they are continuing to use the name Eddie. They signed off as “Suzy/Eddie.”
\u201cAs people may now well know, I have added the name \u2018Suzy\u2019 to my names.\u00a0\n\nSo going forward I am preferring Suzy but I don\u2019t mind Eddie.\u00a0\n\nAnd I prefer she/her but I don\u2019t mind he/him.\u00a0\n\nSo no one can really get it wrong unless they call me Kenneth or Sabrina.\u00a0\n\nI am remaining\u2026\u201d— Eddie Izzard (@Eddie Izzard) 1685620865
While predictably some on social media used the opportunity to expose their hatred, Suzy’s fans took the moment to offer their praise and support.
Happy pride month, Suzy
— ꧁𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚍𝙰𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎꧂ (@LeaveHeardAlone) June 1, 2023
No one can really object or kick up a fuss on this. Good on you for being fully yourself, because that’s often the most difficult thing we can do.
— Andrew Allen (@_AndrewAllen) June 1, 2023
LOVE YOU, suzy. been watching you since i was a genderweird kid. as a genderweird adult, you were instrumental in helping me figure out how i always truly felt — that gender is fluid and we don’t have to be confined to one box. you are amazing & so proud of you.
— e a l i s h ✨ k e l l y (@prolixprolix) June 1, 2023
A pleasure Suzy. Your work has brought me much fright over the years. Very happy for you and ty for sharing your journey with us all.
— Grinningbat (@truthordeath13) June 1, 2023
I think you were the first comic who made me laugh so hard I cried. It was the 1st transvestite brigade that did it. I've been a huge fan ever since. Keep being a trailblazer!
— Marty Griffin (@MartyPodcasts) June 1, 2023
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Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq, and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq, and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
