Erik
(He/Him/His)
The first moment I could see my future as a trans man or trans masculine person was...
The first moment I saw myself as a trans man is when I saw The Phantom from Phantom of the opera. He described my bipolar and schizophrenia so well. I named myself after him. Erik is alive.
Resources that helped me...
My antipsychotics and testosterone helped me see that I do have a future as a trans man.