[RC_ITR]

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

[Matterless]

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]

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