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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The song came after Snoop complained about the appearance of a same-sex couple in the Disney film Lightyear during an interview on the It’s Giving … Podcast last August.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Tensions were heightened recently when the General Synod failed to agree on reforms related to same-sex unions, leaving one of the most delicate debates for the institution’s future unresolved.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
The theorist Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick examined the extent to which jealous imitation drives all manner of same-sex relations, straight and gay.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
After siding with the Little Sisters of the Poor in that case, the court in 2021 ruled in favor of a Catholic social services agency that refused to certify same-sex couples as foster parents.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
While attitudes vary, the majority of African nations criminalize same-sex relations.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Other characters showing inclusive representation include Mandy Mouse’s wheelchair, Pedro Pony’s glasses, Penny Polar Bear’s same-sex parents, and Madame Gazelle’s French accent and background.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Epstein and the film’s producer Richard Schmiechen also became the first people to mention same-sex partners in an Oscars acceptance speech.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Tensions were heightened recently when the General Synod failed to agree on reforms related to same-sex unions, leaving one of the most delicate debates for the institution’s future unresolved.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
The theorist Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick examined the extent to which jealous imitation drives all manner of same-sex relations, straight and gay.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
After siding with the Little Sisters of the Poor in that case, the court in 2021 ruled in favor of a Catholic social services agency that refused to certify same-sex couples as foster parents.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
While attitudes vary, the majority of African nations criminalize same-sex relations.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Other characters showing inclusive representation include Mandy Mouse’s wheelchair, Pedro Pony’s glasses, Penny Polar Bear’s same-sex parents, and Madame Gazelle’s French accent and background.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Epstein and the film’s producer Richard Schmiechen also became the first people to mention same-sex partners in an Oscars acceptance speech.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Same-sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/same-sex. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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