HOME / Human Nature : Science, technology, and life. Fifty Shades of Gay In the political war over ex-gay conversion therapy, sexually conflicted people get trampled. By William Saletan|Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 8:37 AM ET Tweet Tweet MYSLATE Save this story. Follow all Human Nature articles. Follow the Health and Science section. Follow stories by William Saletan. MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. SLATE'S MOST VIRAL Leading Environmental Activist’s Blunt Confession: I Was Completely Wrong To Oppose GMOs How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns Since Newtown? Teens Hate Twitter, World Leaders Love It Will Saletan covers science, technology, and politics for Slate and says a lot of things that get him in trouble. Click here to load comments.