Struggling to Make Friends in the LGBTQ+ Community

I don’t know if you play video games but I actually met a lot of my good friends just putting myself out there while doing something I love. And the fun part is that out of all the friends I have on Xbox, I’ve only met one in person. But me and her got very close very quick. But the rest of them I feel I can confide and trust in them to tell them things. Another nice thing about it is that talking over a mic is way different then talking face to face. Trust me I hate making new friends normally because I am very anxious and have terrible social anxiety. So being able to make friends that live MILES away while doing my favorite thing in the world it’s feels great for my mental health.