How to find new online friends??

Hey! So i’m 17, trans identifying, and i’m curious on how you people make friends online now? I haven’t really made any new ones since I was like…12…. and I’m starting to miss having someone actually my age and my vibe to talk to, since a lot of my online friends now are a bit older than me.

So like… how do you guys find people? I’ve tried my luck via video games like Val and other online stuff, but most people there are raging homophobes / transphobes, and it’s super demotivating because most of the people are total jerks. But yeah, how do I find people with interests like mine that are my age in 2025?? Advice needed 🙏