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same gender

noun, adj — 3 senses

same gender

nounalso spelled same-gender
1

No plural The same gender to which one is referring, often when referring to oneself.

Synonyms
same-gender, same-sex
Antonyms
opposite gender, opposite sex

same-gender

adj
1

Restricted to members of a single gender.

  • a same-gender school
2

Of, relating to, or between homosexual or bisexual men or women.

  • Some people live in a same-gender relationship.
  • A number of studies have been carried out in recent years to estimate the prevalence of same-gender sexual behavior among American men and women.2015 February 23, Chris Wienke, Rachel B. Whaley, “Same-Gender Sexual Partnering: A Re-Analysis of Trend Data”, in The Journal of Sex Research, volume 52, number 2, pages 162-173:
Synonyms
same-sex, single-sex, single-gender, gay, homosexual
Antonyms
mixed gender, opposite gender, opposite sex, heterosexual

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for same gender and same-gender.