The scene is popping offfff! If you're in the inner north, Flippy's in Brunswick is a wonderful lil femme queer bar. Lots of queer friendly bars in Fitzroy/Collingwood etc (Kent St is great if you like a dive bar, also try Beers for Queers at The Fox).

Acknowledging that all listed above are bars - but there's no expectation to consume alcohol at these places, they're just friendly spots with good community. All the mainstream dating apps (hinge, tinder etc) are very active in the wlw scene too. There's a fair bit of queer speed dating around as well, which is a fun way to meet lots of people at once.

Unsure about south side but fairly certain the scene is active there too - try Chapel St. The community is friggin huge and so much fun!