gay marriage

noun

Marriage between two people of the same sex.

Meanings

noungay marriage (countable and uncountable, plural gay marriages)

plural gay marriages

  1. countableuncountableMarriage between two people of the same sex.

    Synonyms: fag marriage, faggot marriage, homosexual marriage, same-sex marriage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMarriage between two people of the same sex.

Translations

Arabic زَوَاج مِثْلِيّ
  • زَوَاج مِثْلِيّ (zawāj miṯliyy)marriage between two people of the same sex
Bengali সমকামী বিবাহ
  • সমকামী বিবাহ (śomkami bibaho)marriage between two people of the same sex
Catalan matrimoni homosexual
  • matrimoni homosexualmarriage between two people of the same sex
Chinese Mandarin 同性婚姻, 同志婚姻
  • 同性婚姻 (tóngxìng hūnyīn)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • 同志婚姻 (tóngzhì hūnyīn)marriage between two people of the same sex
Czech registrované partnerství
  • registrované partnerstvímarriage between two people of the same sex
Danish homoægteskab
  • homoægteskabmarriage between two people of the same sex
Dutch homohuwelijk
  • homohuwelijkmarriage between two people of the same sex
Estonian homoabielu, geiabielu
  • homoabielumarriage between two people of the same sex
  • geiabielumarriage between two people of the same sex
  • samasooliste abielumarriage between two people of the same sex
Finnish homoavioliitto, homoliitto
  • homoavioliittomarriage between two people of the same sex
  • homoliittomarriage between two people of the same sex
French mariage homosexuel, mariage gay
  • mariage homosexuelmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • mariage gaymarriage between two people of the same sex
  • mariage pour tousmarriage between two people of the same sex
German gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe, Homoehe
  • gleichgeschlechtliche Ehemarriage between two people of the same sex
  • Homoehemarriage between two people of the same sex
  • Homo-Ehemarriage between two people of the same sex
  • Schwulenehemarriage between two people of the same sex
Greek γάμος ομοφυλόφιλων, γάμος ομόφυλων ζευγαριών
  • γάμος ομοφυλόφιλων (gámos omofylófilon)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • γάμος ομόφυλων ζευγαριών (gámos omófylon zevgarión)marriage between two people of the same sex
Hebrew נישואים גאים, נישואים חד מיניים
  • נישואים גאים (nisuím geím)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • נישואים חד מיניים (nisuím ḥad miniyím)marriage between two people of the same sex
Hindi समलैंगिक विवाह
  • समलैंगिक विवाह (samlaiṅgik vivāh)marriage between two people of the same sex
Hungarian melegházasság
  • melegházasságmarriage between two people of the same sex
Irish pósadh aerach
  • pósadh aerachmarriage between two people of the same sex
Italian matrimonio gay, matrimonio omosessuale
  • matrimonio gaymarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimonio omosessualemarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sessomarriage between two people of the same sex
Japanese 同性結婚, 同性婚
  • 同性結婚 (dōsei-kekkon)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • 同性婚 (dōseikon)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • ゲイの結婚 (gei no kekkon)marriage between two people of the same sex
Korean 동성 결혼
  • 동성 결혼 (dongseong gyeolhon)marriage between two people of the same sex
Norwegian likekjønnet ekteskap, samkjønnet ekteskap
  • likekjønnet ekteskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • samkjønnet ekteskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • homofilt ekteskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
Norwegian Bokmål homoekteskap
  • homoekteskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
Polish małżeństwo jednopłciowe
  • małżeństwo jednopłciowemarriage between two people of the same sex
Portuguese casamento gay, matrimónio homossexual
  • casamento gaymarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimónio homossexualmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimônio homossexualmarriage between two people of the same sex
Russian однопо́лый брак, гей-бра́к
  • однопо́лый брак (odnopólyj brak)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • гей-бра́к (gej-brák)marriage between two people of the same sex
Slovak registrované partnerstvo
  • registrované partnerstvomarriage between two people of the same sex
Spanish matrimonio homosexual, matrimonio gay
  • matrimonio homosexualmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimonio gaymarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimonio del mismo sexomarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimonio igualitariomarriage between two people of the same sex
  • matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexomarriage between two people of the same sex
Swedish homoäktenskap, samkönat äktenskap
  • homoäktenskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • samkönat äktenskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • enkönat äktenskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
  • könsneutralt äktenskapmarriage between two people of the same sex
Tamil ஒருபால் திருமணம்
  • ஒருபால் திருமணம் (orupāl tirumaṇam)marriage between two people of the same sex
Turkish eşcinsel evlilik
  • eşcinsel evlilikmarriage between two people of the same sex
Ukrainian одностатевий шлюб, ґей-шлюб
  • одностатевий шлюб (odnostatevyj šljub)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • ґей-шлюб (gej-šljub)marriage between two people of the same sex
  • гей-шлюб (hej-šljub)marriage between two people of the same sex
Vietnamese hôn nhân đồng giới, hôn nhân đồng tính
  • hôn nhân đồng giớimarriage between two people of the same sex
  • hôn nhân đồng tínhmarriage between two people of the same sex
Cite this entry
APA

gay marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20marriage

MLA

“gay marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20marriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gay marriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20marriage.

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