same-sex
adjective
: of, relating to, or involving members of the same sex
same-sex twins
same-sex marriage
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Definitions of infertility vary, and some states exclude same-sex couples, single people, or those seeking egg freezing for genetic or gender-affirming reasons.
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Madison Chapman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Waco Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley was accused of violating the canon for refusing to marry a same-sex couple, citing her Christian beliefs.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The change was made as a result of a lawsuit filed by Jack County judge Brian Umphress, who is challenging the State Commission on Judicial Conduct’s decision to sanction another judge, Dianne Hensley, in 2019 for her refusal to marry same-sex couples.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—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 2018, the court ruled 7-2 that Colorado violated cake baker Jack Phillips’s First Amendment rights by prohibiting him from refusing to bake for same-sex couples’ 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
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Madison Chapman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Waco Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley was accused of violating the canon for refusing to marry a same-sex couple, citing her Christian beliefs.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The change was made as a result of a lawsuit filed by Jack County judge Brian Umphress, who is challenging the State Commission on Judicial Conduct’s decision to sanction another judge, Dianne Hensley, in 2019 for her refusal to marry same-sex couples.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—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 2018, the court ruled 7-2 that Colorado violated cake baker Jack Phillips’s First Amendment rights by prohibiting him from refusing to bake for same-sex couples’ 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
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“Same-sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/same-sex. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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