close friends

Sir Lady Java, a pioneering transgender performer and activist who boldly challenged discriminatory laws and police harassment as a star of the Los Angeles nightclub scene in the 1960s, died Saturday following a stroke, close friends confirmed Tuesday.

They would give scaled answers to statements like, "I miss having really close friends."

Mason Rist, 15, and 16-year-old Max Dixon were close friends – they went to nursery, junior and secondary school together.

Nayfack: I think people don’t realize, especially if they don’t have a family member or close friends who’s trans, the kinds of material hardships that anti-trans legislation creates for our lives and our well-being.

Even when asked to complete devastating tasks, like facilitating the executions of close friends, they don’t flinch.