Is this a dumb question? It might be... How do gay people make friends with other gay people and what is it like?

Before you all assume I'm just stupid or this was random and unnecessary, I just want to explain that I grew up in a school not knowing any other 'plain' gay people so I never made friends with any until recently, in which I'm 'friends' kinda not really, friend with my ex and past hook ups and idk what a regular friendship is like with other gay people.