How big is the difference?

The New York Times has had a few somewhat unusual articles in the past few weeks on the topic of homosexuality. Consider one entitled Living the Good Lie / Therapists Who Help People Stay in the Closet. Here it talks of the APA's report which concluded that homosexuality was normal. What else was in that report though?

... it also offered a nuanced view of religious gay people who did not want to come out. The A.P.A. considered the kind of identity therapy proposed by Throckmorton and Yarhouse to be a viable option. ... The difference between sexual orientation and sexual identity was microscopically parsed. “Acceptance of same-sex sexual attractions and sexual orientation may not mean the formation of an L.G.B. sexual-orientation identity,” the report stated. “Alternate identities may develop instead.” It further stated that acting on same-sex attractions might not be a fulfilling solution for everyone. “

The article also gets into what some of this could lead to. All told, it's worth a read I think.