A friend of mine was starting up a brand new tabletop RPG campaign and asked me if I wanted to be a part of it. I accepted and created my character: a young wizard who was just learning about the intricacies of the real world for the first time. I wrote on my character sheet that he was going to be trans male, and my friend, who was trans herself, expressed her excitement at meeting my character and seeing how I would play as him. Other friends who were part of the campaign took notice as well, and they supported me too. Roleplaying as my little wizard guy gave me the courage to finally come out and start living the life I wanted to live. I didn't have to just dream about being masculine and confident. I could be that in real life too.