same-sexness

English

Etymology

From same-sex +‎ -ness.

Noun

same-sexness (uncountable)

1. The condition of having or being of the same sex.
   • 1949, The journal of heredity:

     Thus since twins occur in almost one percent of the cases, the probability of same-sexness would be increased from .500 to at most .502, […]

2. Homosexuality.
   • 2005, Gail Kathleen Hart, Friedrich Schiller:

     Though he dwells mostly on the affairs of men — which would make the same-sexness an obvious result — instances in which women suffer punishment are usually engineered by other women.

   • 2009, Goshen College, Mennonite Historical Society, The Mennonite quarterly review:

     Grimsrud consistently argues against a position that would see some "inherent wrongness" with same-sexness rather than with certain forms of same-sex activities.