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same-sex

American

[seym-seks] / ˈseɪmˌsɛks /

adjective

of, relating to, or involving two or more people of the same gender or sex.

The study investigates the effect of same-sex friendships.
Same-sex marriage was recently legalized in my country.

Etymology

Origin of same-sex

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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A new Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has stopped rising after two decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

But whether straight or same-sex, weddings now are pushed to represent both sides of the altar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Protesters believed the issue of same-sex partnership could not wait for when the war ends.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“But it’s not just same-sex couples who use surrogacy. Single women do. Single men do. Heterosexual couples do. Every configuration there is, people use surrogacy.”

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The same day as the funeral service in Charleston—June 26, 2015—the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark decision, affirming that same-sex couples had the right to marry in all fifty states.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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