Regarding my ‘assumptions’. You’re raised similar questions challenging SIT before and Warren and others have made it quite clear that is for people who find themselves conflicted–so, yes, I’m assuming you know that it isn’t for ‘happy gay people’. Some time back, I seem to recall that you said you followed the links to the SIT framework, etc. and read them. So, again, I assumed that you knew the framework never called it a ‘disease’. If that’s making assumptions, I’ll gladly ‘own it’.

Regarding my challenge to read past blogs and to google the definitions. I do apologize for a slightly snarky tone when writing that but, seriously, a number of us have been discussing these terms off and on for months…you included. We’ve actually been having some genuine communication while you’re somehow stuck on Chapter 1. That’s why I’m suggesting you google your way to the clinical definitions. (I tried it myself before suggesting it to you the first time! Your answers actually come up in the first page of results. I was ‘there’ in less than 5 minutes and I rarely google.)

BTW: when searching for two or more words that you want to find as a pair or group always put quotes around the set i.e. “sexual identity” or “gender identity”; that’ll focus your results. (LOL! I want to ASSUME that you know that already but couldn’t take the chance that you didn’t. I wish I knew how to link but, alas, I barely know how to follow links.)

Another BTW: these two terms are NOT like ‘ex-gay’; these terms originated in the psychological community not a church or ministry and have definitions that are a bit more precise albeit wordier.

Jayhuck,

I think your statement above is the perfect answer.

And you never answered my question regarding neutrality!

To be honest, I did not know that – but thanks for making a whole lot of assumptions.

Instead of me spending hours and hours researching this topic, is there anyone who can give me – besides Eddy – a very brief definition of Sexual Identity and Gender Identification. If these terms are anything like Ex-Gay, Everyone is probably going to have their own definition anyway.

Yeah, Jayhuck, we’re not suggesting required SIT therapy for happy gay people. But you know that. Nowhere in the SIT framework is homosexuality ever called a ‘disease’. But you know that as well.