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Is it OK for a girl to call another girl her "girl friend" without being misunderstood that she is a lesbian. The same question goes to male. Thanks!

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Is it OK for a girl to call another girl her "girl friend" without being misunderstood that she is a lesbian. The same question goes to male. Thanks!

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Yes, straight women often call their female friends girlfriends; straight men don't call their male friends boyfriends.
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