Forever alone because of sexuality

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I feel forever alone. It's bad enough that I'm weird and have AS traits, I also have to deal with being queer.

I don't like to label myself, so I can't just come out with a quick snappy label. I've tried in the past, but I just dealt with too many ignorant people. They didn't believe me because of my naive and feminine appearance.

Not being out makes dating a nightmare. I can't meet people the old fashioned way. I have to use online dating sites. I have horrible executive functioning, so arranging dates is impossible. Especially because I have no car.

I'll probably try online dating again when I have my own car. I don't live anywhere near a bus stop or public spot. Walking and bussing is just not an option.

Why aren't you "out"? Is it because of your parents?

Maybe you could try gay gatherings like hikes and such. The bar scene probably wouldn't be good for you.

Being enrolled in school also would give you opportunities.

I actually came out to some people a few years ago. It didn't go well at all. I'm not coming out to any more people because I don't have any easy labels. My sexuality is stupidly complicated. I don't want to explain it to people. School would not help with my dating life. It's impossible to come out when people have a sh***y sexuality like mine.

Well, I'm in the same situation as you.
I'm interested in guys, living with my parents and I don't have a car either so... Yeah, finding a date is a nightmare.
I've been using Tinder since a few months ago but it is not as helpful as I thought it would be because I found out that is still hard to keep the conversations with my matches going on for long enough to the point of becoming a date.
And when I finally find someone that I connect better it's one of these cases: People who just want to have some casual sex or people that are too far from me.
Sorry for do not come out with some helpful tips, but it was good to see that I'm not alone.

Don't feel obligated to leave the closet if you don't want to, even if people are pressuring you to do so. being comfortable with yourself is important, and you'll want to be able to explain your sexuality to people when you feel ok doing so. have you tried getting a bicycle? there're a lot of gay men biking these days.

I don't think there's a point in describing my sexuality to people. I'll just call myself queer and nothing else.

My point was that you should get comfortable with whichever configuration you are sexually first before worrying about what others think. perhaps you should examine what sexes you feel attraction toward then work from there.

I'm a bit on the asexual spectrum, so it's very rare that I feel full attraction. That makes my feelings blur together. I tried "examining" what attraction I feel towards both sexes. Just ended up giving me a horrible OCD obsession and confusing me more. Thanks for trying, but conventional definitions just don't make sense to me.

then simplify it so it doesn't stress you out by causing you to overthink it. for example, try to look for personality traits like being feminine, smart, introverted, extroverted, geeky et cetera. don't be disheartened if your attraction seems to shift, that's more common than you would think, especially if you are attracted to either sex.

Unless you are able to come 'out' to some extent and to some people it's going to be virtually impossible for you to meet people with whom you might be compatible. Are you aware of any LGBT (or kink) groups locally?

I don't mind people knowing I'm queer. I just hate dealing with gender based sexual orientation labels. I've looked at LGBT meetups, but they're mostly for older people.

The other option is the kink scene. Which can be quite accepting of people who 'don't fit in'. Including ASC people.
Look for something called a 'munch' in age is a big issue to you then look for a prefix of 'U35' or 'TNG'.
With anything, things can depend very much on the people involved.

I'll give the kink scene a try when I have my own car. Don't want my parents knowing I'm involved with them.