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RC_ITRlast Tuesday at 6:32 PM1 replyview on HN

Speaking of suboptimal writing, why call it a 'gay' love affair, when he was openly gay?


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Matterlesslast Tuesday at 7:37 PM

One of the most important details of Sacks's life which dogged him nearly to the end (and which is important to this NY piece), was a minimization by Sacks of his own sexuality. He was not "openly gay" at all.