I was a college freshman when I was first surrounded by more male figures than I ever had been in my life. Having grown up in an all-girls high school, it took some time to become accustomed to having classmates and mentors of the opposite gender. It felt strange, but as the semesters flew by, I began to form close and authentic friendships with them all the same. It was fun. It was refreshing. It was also insightful, but not in the way I expected it to be. For many of these friendships, my male friends would not consider me a woman.

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