Q: Does she have a male counterpart. if so who would that be?
A: I, too, am looking for a male counterpart/husband of Bastet/Bast. So far, the only source I've seen is wiki which says: Maahes (also spelled Mihos, Miysis, Mios, Maihes, and Mahes) was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war, whose name means "he who is true beside her". He was seen as a lion prince, the son of the goddess Bast in Lower Egypt and of Sekhmet in Upper Egypt and shared their natures. However, Sekhmet seems to be depicted sometimes as a goddess and sometimes as a god. . . Also, it seems like Bastet was really close to Ra, they both being solar deities and all. Again, though, the only source I found was wiki which had to say: As protector, she was seen as defender of the pharaoh, and consequently of the later chief male deity, Ra, who was a solar deity also, gaining her the titles Lady of Flame and Eye of Ra. And again, another god is associated with her as well. Wiki also said: when Anubis became the god of embalming, Bast, as goddess of ointment, came to be regarded as his wife. The association of Bastet as mother of Anubis, was broken years later when Anubis became Nephthys' son. I'm not sure how much this helps, but I'll keep looking for something more concrete.