Same-sex couple

[[Image:World homosexuality laws.svg|thumb|350px|Map showing the status of homosexuality laws of the world.

{{legend|#c0c0c0|No information}} Homosexuality legal {{legend|#57781f|Same-sex marriages allowed}} {{legend|#99b453|Other same-sex unions allowed}} {{legend|#bed688|No same-sex unions allowed}} {{legend|#7fbcff|Same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions recognized}} Homosexuality illegal {{legend|#f9dc36|Minimal penalty}} {{legend|#ec8028|Large penalty}} {{legend|#e73e21|Life in prison}} {{legend|#8c210f|Death penalty}} {{legend|#a9a9a9|No info on penalty}}]] A same-sex couple is a pair of people of the same sex who pursue a romantic or sexual relationship together. The term "same-sex relationship" may be used when the sexual orientation of participants in a same-sex relationship is not known. As bisexual or pansexual people may participate in same-sex relationships, some activists claim that referring to a same-sex relationship as a "gay relationship" or a "lesbian relationship" is a form of bisexual erasure.

The term "same-sex marriage" is used similarly.