Changes

When a person abandons their inward [[belief]] that it was [[homosexual behavior]]s that define them as a person, then they must set out to rediscover ''what'' it is that actually does define their [[personhood]]. They must learn to embrace and give those higher human ideals a greater value and meaning within their own [[character]] and existence, than they gave to the [[homosexual]] [[addiction]]s which they allowed to dominate their thinking and reasoning in the past.

When a person abandons their inward [[belief]] that it was [[homosexual behavior]]s that define them as a person, then they must set out to rediscover ''what'' it is that actually does define their [[personhood]]. They must learn to embrace and give those higher human ideals a greater value and meaning within their own [[character]] and existence, than they gave to the [[homosexual]] [[addiction]]s which they allowed to dominate their thinking and reasoning in the past.

[[Gay activist]]s vehemently insist that the journey Bailey have taken is harmful. They have even managed to get bills passed in several states which outlaw counseling for persons desiring help toward becoming free from their homosexual behaviors and addictions.

[[Gay activist]]s vehemently insist that the journey Bailey have taken is harmful. They have even managed to get bills passed in several states which outlaw counseling for persons desiring help toward becoming free from their homosexual behaviors and addictions.

Bailey freely admits that the freedom He has found is a journey that could very well involve a lifetime, rather than a simple transition of just a few short years. He also acknowledges that this journey will cause some inward conflict, pain and emotional discomfort at times, even when it is chosen as a path. But he does believe that '''sexual restoration''' is ultimately a very healthy choice in the end, and not a harmful one. Nothing of extraordinary value is ever going to be easy to achieve, after all. So it is on purpose that he calls this journey a “restoration” rather than a change or a [[conversion]].<ref name="Baklinski20102014">

Bailey freely admits that the freedom He has found is a journey that could very well involve a lifetime, rather than a simple transition of just a few short years. He also acknowledges that this journey will cause some inward conflict, pain and emotional discomfort at times, even when it is chosen as a path. But he does believe that '''sexual restoration''' is ultimately a very healthy choice in the end, and not a harmful one. Nothing of extraordinary value is ever going to be easy to achieve, after all. So it is on purpose that he calls this journey a “restoration” rather than a change or a [[conversion]].<ref name="Baklinski20102014"/>

==Publications==

==Publications==

*In his 2011 book titled “''Beyond the Shades of Gray'',” Bailey wrote about his struggle with homosexuality, telling audiences that homosexuality is a “''sexual addiction and dependency'',” not a condition to be socially accepted and celebrated. “''It is merely one of the many evidences of the broken, spiritual condition of our human race'',” he tells people. Most of the book is available online at his website.<ref>{{cite book |title=Beyond the Shades of Gray: Because Homosexuality is a Symptom, Not a Solution |author=Dean Bailey |publisher=Westbow Press |date=8 Dec 2011 |isbn=978-1449732035 |url=http://www.beyondtheshadesofgray.org/}}</ref>  

*In his 2011 book titled “''Beyond the Shades of Gray'',” Bailey wrote about his struggle with homosexuality, telling audiences that homosexuality is a “''sexual addiction and dependency'',” not a condition to be socially accepted and celebrated. “''It is merely one of the many evidences of the broken, spiritual condition of our human race'',” he tells people. Most of the book is available online at his website.<ref>{{cite book |title=Beyond the Shades of Gray: Because Homosexuality is a Symptom, Not a Solution |author=Dean Bailey |publisher=Westbow Press |date=8 Dec 2011 |isbn=978-1449732035 |url=http://www.beyondtheshadesofgray.org/}}</ref>

== References ==

== References ==