Smith在2025年粉红奖获奖时, 以同性恋社区政治家的身份, 向变性土著音乐家Beverly Glenn-Copeland致敬。 Sam Smith honored Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a transgender Indigenous musician, as a queer community statesman at the 2025 Pink Awards.

在2025年粉红奖颁奖典礼上,英国艺术家萨姆·史密斯将原住民和酷儿音乐家贝弗利·格伦·科普兰德 (Beverly Glenn-Copeland) 誉为"酷儿社区的政治家",赞扬他在1976年的专辑"键盘幻想" (Keyboard Fantasies) 和后来作为跨性别女性的长期影响. At the 2025 Pink Awards, British artist Sam Smith honored Indigenous and queer musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland as a "statesman of the queer community," praising his lasting impact through his 1976 album *Keyboard Fantasies* and his later coming out as a transgender woman. Glenn-Copeland的音乐植根于认同与精神, 已成为LGBT-Q和土著社区的基石。 Glenn-Copeland’s music, rooted in identity and spirituality, has become a cornerstone for LGBTQ+ and Indigenous communities. 称赞强调了他在提高代表性方面的韧性和作用,强调了他对艺术和积极活动的影响。 The tribute highlighted his resilience and role in advancing representation, underscoring his influence on art and activism.