same-sex
adjective
: of, relating to, or involving members of the same sex
same-sex twins
same-sex marriage
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The protections also would have applied only to same-sex couples who had registered their partnerships outside Hong Kong, a provision that advocacy groups criticized as discriminatory.
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
After facing controversy for slamming the inclusion of a same-sex couple in Disney’s 2022 movie Lightyear, Snoop Dogg has changed his tune.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Along with the new song, Snoop sat down with Beloate for an honest conversation about LGBTQ+ issues, including his thoughts on same-sex parenting.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
In May, the Virginia Mercury reported that Earle-Sears had vowed to oppose same-sex adoption rights and workplace protections for LGBTQ+ people in a 2004 survey from an anti-LGBTQ+ nonprofit.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Two years ago, the court ruled against Colorado again when website designer Lorie Smith appealed to the court in a bid to refuse designing websites for same-sex weddings.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Those included a successful 2023 case brought by a Colorado web designer who said having to create websites for same-sex weddings would violate her free speech rights.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
The practice is generally defined as a method to change a person's same-sex attraction, essentially aiming to make a gay person straight.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
The organization also represented a Christian web designer who successfully challenged Colorado’s anti-discrimination law in 2023 after refusing to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
After facing controversy for slamming the inclusion of a same-sex couple in Disney’s 2022 movie Lightyear, Snoop Dogg has changed his tune.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Along with the new song, Snoop sat down with Beloate for an honest conversation about LGBTQ+ issues, including his thoughts on same-sex parenting.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
In May, the Virginia Mercury reported that Earle-Sears had vowed to oppose same-sex adoption rights and workplace protections for LGBTQ+ people in a 2004 survey from an anti-LGBTQ+ nonprofit.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Two years ago, the court ruled against Colorado again when website designer Lorie Smith appealed to the court in a bid to refuse designing websites for same-sex weddings.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Those included a successful 2023 case brought by a Colorado web designer who said having to create websites for same-sex weddings would violate her free speech rights.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
The practice is generally defined as a method to change a person's same-sex attraction, essentially aiming to make a gay person straight.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
The organization also represented a Christian web designer who successfully challenged Colorado’s anti-discrimination law in 2023 after refusing to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Same-sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/same-sex. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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