Despite living in a queer city, I have a hard time meeting people

I’m literally surrounded by other queer people. I go to art school (vast majority of us are some flavor of gay or trans), and both the city where I go to school and the city I call home have a significant queer population.

Despite that, I have a really hard time meeting other people. I went to a lesbian bar yesterday in hopes of meeting people (who knows, maybe even someone cute) and left early because I was standing alone and no one spoke to me (I came alone and everyone else seemed like they already had people they were hanging out with) and I felt really unattractive and bad about myself.

I feel like hookup culture is really emphasized here and it makes me feel really intimidated and insecure. Conversations on dating apps never go anywhere. My social anxiety makes me a wreck in any situation.

I’m just so tired of spending my days by myself all the time. I feel like most people who know me assume I prefer being alone but that’s the farthest from the truth. I guess I’m just looking for some advice because I’m really really stressed and feel unwanted (both platonically and romantically).