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Re:Oliver Sacks Put Himself into His Case Studies. What Was ... by RC_ITR on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @01:32PM (#46208628)
Speaking of suboptimal writing, why call it a 'gay' love affair, when he was openly gay?
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Re:Oliver Sacks Put Himself into His Case Studies. What Was ... by Matterless on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @02:37PM (#46209525)
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.
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Re:Oliver Sacks Put Himself into His Case Studies. What Was ... by BeetleB on Thursday December 18, 2025 @04:42PM (#46319182)
For most of his life, he was not openly gay.
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