>>40453009 (OP)i have a bf and a friend but im going to answer this anyway and say it's really hard
you usually meet people by knowing people already
unless you are like top 1% confident at going places and approaching people (no tranny is because we all feel deep-seated guilt) then you kinda need to already have friends who are outgoing and will bring you along to events
beyond that there's work or school, but that's a game of chance that won't be good for everyone
and dating apps, which come with obvious challenges and generally don't help with the 'friends' half of the problem
trans people push people away a lot, yeah, especially early transition when everything feels embarrassing
but once you're isolated it's hard to get unstuck