His parents took Stevie to see Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, a psychologist who specializes in disorders of the genre. Nicolosi listened as they described their son's fascination with women's activities, which began when he was three. Nicolosi confirmed that Stevie was a "male prehomosexual." Without intervention, Nicolosi said, Stevie had a 75 percent chance of growth gay, bisexual or transgender.

In his book The Parent's Guide to the prevention of homosexuality, Nicolosi described what had probably led to Stevie's concern with feminine things.Nicolosi said that as infants, boys and girls are emotionally attached to their mother. It is normal for girls to continue to develop their feminine identity through their relationship with their mother. But the boys must tell identified by their mother and begin to identify with their fathers. Clearly, Stevie had not started doing this, he continues to identify with her mother.