Erik has struggled with issues of his own sexual orientation and identity for years. as an adolescent, he felt that he was probably gay since he was only sexually attracted to other boys. as he grew older, however, he realized that (1) he felt that he should have been a woman, and (2) he was only attracted to heterosexual men. given this very complicated sexual issue, erik would best be diagnosed with male-to-female gender dysphoria, type.