Original sentence: In 1999, Almond received attention and accolades for his autobiography, entitled Tainted Life, which confronts details of his early life, creative ventures, his sexuality (Almond is homosexual), and drug addiction, for which he was hospitalized in 1994
Edited sentence: In 1999, Almond received attention and accolades for his autobiography, entitled Tainted Life, which confronts details of his early life, creative ventures, his sexuality (Almond is gay), and drug addiction, for which he was hospitalized in 1994