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same-sex

(sām′sĕks′)

adj.

1. Involving or restricted to members of the same sex: same-sex schools.

2. Of or involving gay men or lesbians: same-sex couples; same-sex marriage.

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same-sex

adj

involving people of the same sex

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

same′-sex`

adj.

1. of or relating to two or more persons of the same gender: same-sex friendships.

2. of or involving a sexual relationship between two men or between two women: same-sex marriage.

Translations

same-sex

adj → gleichgeschlechtlich

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