I will credit NR for the idea for this thread.
Since puberty i have had some very good female mates who would qualify as a good male friend except for the presence or absence of certain appendages.
Woman who you could meet up with at the pub, or watch sport with over a few beers.
I even ended up in a study group at uni with three women who are still good friends now. (And before you ask, no i didn't)
The other benefit was being able to discuss other women with a someone who had an edge on the female psyche; Very useful.
My Thai gf is a case in point, except she very rarely touches alcohol, which is one of the major binding factors in male male friendships..
Call em tom boys or ladettes, whatever you want, but did/do you have a good female bloke mate?