Definition of "same-sex" []

• Involving or restricted to members of the same sex: same-sex schools. (adjective)
• Of or involving gay men or lesbians: same-sex couples; same-sex marriage. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The Bible is not specific, literate, or even concerned with what we call same-sex orientation or gay marriage."
• "There is no Hebrew or Greek cognate word in the Biblical text to reflect the modern term "same-sex orientation" or "homosexuality.""
• "Perhaps this is the problem with straight people -- they don't understand the definition of same-sex marriage."