intersex

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• SOURCE: Notches
  3/3/2022
  

  Elizabeth Reis on "Bodies in Doubt," Her History of Intersex in America

  "People born with bodily differences that fall outside the bounds of “normal” have suffered tremendously, as physicians have tried to “fix” their bodies and their psyches to fit into a narrow conception of acceptability."

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  4/7/19
  

  Casimir Pulaski, Polish Hero of the Revolutionary War, Was Most Likely Intersex, Researchers Say

  Casimir Pulaski had male characteristics, like facial hair and male-pattern baldness, but his skeleton looked female. Researchers now believe he was intersex.