same-sex
adjective
: of, relating to, or involving members of the same sex
same-sex twins
same-sex marriage
Examples of same-sex in a Sentence
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African films depicting same-sex relationships have historically been censored on the continent, including those that garnered international accolades.
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The campaign mischaracterizes facts about same-sex parenting through California cases designed to maximize outrage, while specifically targeting in vitro fertilization and surrogacy as purported gateways to promoting LGBTQ+ families.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The pairing felt familiar to Barnes, who says that same-sex relationships among birds are far more common than many people realize.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
However, the defining cliché of Japanese BL is the Seme and the Uke, character archetypes that subtextually gender ostensibly same-sex relationships.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Jane DeLynn’s autobiographical novel In Thrall recounts a same-sex affair between a teenager and her closeted English teacher in the early 1960s, a time when exposure could be more traumatic than exploitation.
—Regina Marler, The New York Review of Books, 22 Jan. 2026
Research on families formed through IVF, surrogacy, adoption, and raised by single or same-sex parent(s) show that children typically display healthy emotional and behavioral development.
—Zubin Master, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
This can also be mirrored by same-sex couples.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
In mainland China, the community has faced an intensifying crackdown since Xi Jinping came to power more than a decade ago; Pride parades have been canceled, films and TV shows featuring same-sex themes banned, and LGBTQ+ accounts shut down on the nation’s most popular messaging app.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The campaign mischaracterizes facts about same-sex parenting through California cases designed to maximize outrage, while specifically targeting in vitro fertilization and surrogacy as purported gateways to promoting LGBTQ+ families.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The pairing felt familiar to Barnes, who says that same-sex relationships among birds are far more common than many people realize.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
However, the defining cliché of Japanese BL is the Seme and the Uke, character archetypes that subtextually gender ostensibly same-sex relationships.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Jane DeLynn’s autobiographical novel In Thrall recounts a same-sex affair between a teenager and her closeted English teacher in the early 1960s, a time when exposure could be more traumatic than exploitation.
—Regina Marler, The New York Review of Books, 22 Jan. 2026
Research on families formed through IVF, surrogacy, adoption, and raised by single or same-sex parent(s) show that children typically display healthy emotional and behavioral development.
—Zubin Master, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
This can also be mirrored by same-sex couples.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
In mainland China, the community has faced an intensifying crackdown since Xi Jinping came to power more than a decade ago; Pride parades have been canceled, films and TV shows featuring same-sex themes banned, and LGBTQ+ accounts shut down on the nation’s most popular messaging app.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Same-sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/same-sex. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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