A ton of early transition trans women share your problem. Which means that if you find them, they will be eager to hang out, and honestly i never found it easier to form friendships than with a bunch of fellow leftist transfem neurospicy lesbian furries. I also rarely found it easier to make enemies than with assimilationist sex negative trans libs, but ig some amount of drama is unavoidable in spaces full of traumatized people under a ton of stress soooo.

Anyway, the tricky part is finding people. Once you have managed that, preferrably in your area, things sort themselves out mostly through mutual hobbies like TTRPGs, TCGs, WH40k, trains, dinosaurs, or heavy bondage.

I go do some activities and stuff and suddenly I have a new friend group. This is weird, because I'm very introverted yet, somehow, it always happens.

Doing hobbies in places where people gather to do them is a good way. Like going to play card games in a store, or some board games event, or TTRPGs, or any hobby that is done in a group. This might also not work, and some places are more accepting than others.

Some people make friends going out to bars and stuff, but it does not work for me, I feel like having a thing to do so I don't have to go up to someone and make up a topic to talk about is much easier.

I would also like to know this.

I read this question often here, but I never had issues making new friends! Im open about being trans and made a lot of friends in nursing school while I was socially transitioned and before HRT and now Im open with the girls at work and made a lot of friends. I go out to queer board game nights, I danced at the gay bar and met people, I volunteer and meet people, I dunno you have to go out and actually meet people - also its not a one and done, it tends to be 3 times you meet before you can start being friends.

I also dont turn down a lot. I had a somewhat acquaintance ask me to help her blow up balloons for her son's birthday, and I didnt like the idea of doing that for 4 to 6 hours but I did. We drank wine, talked about our dismal dating lives and whatever else, and watched trashy reality TV so it wasnt so bad. One guy asked me sing at his catholic church's choir so I did, and thats how I met people who invited me to play in a college brass band so I did that, and etc. But I say yes to a lot of invites, I never know if people asking "how do I make friends" have issues with literally meeting people or if they turn down a lot of stuff because it sounds boring or not a great fit. It does help that I have my core group of friends Ive know for 10+ years but I make new ones everywhere I go