How to Use same-sex in a Sentence

same-sex

adjective
  • This can also be mirrored by same-sex couples.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
  • That is, until the issue of same-sex partnerships came up.
    — Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Many parents are single, divorced or live with same-sex partners.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Let’s set aside that the case that prompted this intervention involves a same-sex male couple.
    — Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Currently, same-sex relations in Ghana can lead to a prison sentence of up to three years.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The church got involved in a number of legal cases and campaigns opposing same-sex unions.
    — Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
  • Another hardship would soon come his way as Baldwin began to write openly about same-sex love.
    — Megan Marshall september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That would raise questions about how to handle same-sex couples who married while Obergefell was in effect.
    — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Newsom allowed same-sex couples to get married at City Hall for 28 days.
    — Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Tusk's government came to power with a promise to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.
    — ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • Tusk’s government came to power with a promise to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • While the script may look different in same-sex partnerships, the underlying risk remains the same.
    — Jillian Sanders, Time, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo is also home to a same-sex penguin couple.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Opinion about the morality of same-sex relationships followed the same pattern.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • In many kids who grow up to be gay, gender nonconformity manifests long before overt same-sex attraction does.
    — Ben Appel, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Frank was the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out, and also the first to marry a same-sex partner.
    — Adam Reilly, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • Though the statute assumes that couples using surrogacy are a man and a woman, the statute applies equally to same-sex couples.
    — Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Of this group, over 10% still depicted some kind of romantic, same-sex relationship.
    — Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Givens are one of the thousands of same-sex married couples who currently call D-FW home.
    — William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The law also applied to same-sex couples who married in California but were not residents.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Creedon says one of the unique challenges of a long-term same-sex relationship is figuring out who will ultimately pop the question.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 June 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
  • According to the study, while having a child from a previous relationship was linked to higher divorce risks, the risk was smaller among same-sex couples.
    — Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
  • In the 2023 case of the web designer, the court said forcing her to create websites for same-sex weddings would violate her free speech rights.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • There was a significant risk before the draw took place that Seattle could host nations that criminalize same-sex relations.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The couple knows there are still misconceptions about foster care, adoption, surrogacy, and same-sex parenting.
    — Sugey Palomares, Parents, 18 June 2026
  • In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in , ruling that same-sex couples had the right to marry.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 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
  • Consensual same-sex relations can lead to life imprisonment — or even the death penalty in certain circumstances.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, 119,000 married same-sex couples are parenting kids.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026

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