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		RC_ITR 86 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oliver Sacks put himself into his case studies – w... Speaking of suboptimal writing, why call it a 'gay' love affair, when he was openly gay?

Matterless 86 days ago | [–]

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.

BeetleB 77 days ago | [–]

For most of his life, he was not openly gay.

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