[Mary-P]

What does the larger community think of the terms “girl,” “friend” and “girlfriend”? Are they related, or do they conflict?

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Name : Mary-P, Gender : F, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, 

[DykeOnByke]

I generally use girl to denote a young female, but there are idiomatic exceptions such as being just ‘one of the girls’ or ‘You go, girl!’ that are used with older women, too. For a young lesbian, I would spell it gyrl but pronounce it the same. A friend could be male or female of any age. I use girlfriend to describe a good friend who happens to be female (any age) or a younger woman dating someone I know (nephew’s girlfriend). I am more likely to call a lesbian I date a womanfriend than a girlfriend.

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Name : DykeOnByke, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Lesbian, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 48, City : Southfield, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer; corporate diversity council member, 

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