whats your experience with bumble bff?

I think I've met like 1 guys on there he is actually cool but I'd like to meet more. I'd love more people with my interests.

I don't really want a straight guy as a friend, mostly cuz many are homophobic lol or just are shitty friends in general in my experience. I've met very few straight guys that are "cool"

and the gay guys I seem to match with seem to just want to hookup... Like I talk to this couple that seemed cool and then he goes on to say his bf saw you on scruff and then just made things weird. Also I really don't want a guy to develop feelings for me that I dont see that way

I thought about changing it to say i'm female and then in my bio explaining im gay and looking to meet other girls but I'm afraid I'd get banned lol. Is there another app for meeting local people platonically.most my friends are busy/further away

I have used things like meetup which have been great but it seems so hard to really connect one on one there or if you do you only see them at the other meetup