News As a teen, I would have welcomed gay conversion therapy. Thankfully, I dodged that trauma. December 6, 2018 Brad Polumbo, Opinion contributor Comments Off on As a teen, I would have welcomed gay conversion therapy. Thankfully, I dodged that trauma. As a libertarian, I don't call for regulation lightly. But a 'therapy' so demonstrably harmful must be outlawed to protect the most vulnerable.