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This is fascinating, because Pulaski's intersex nature may be part of WHY he was a great (if flawed) general: intersex as asset, not deformity. The researchers posit he had congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which inter alia causes both ambiguous genitalia and low cortisol levels...
Cortisol makes us experience the "fight or flight" response; theoretically, extremely low cortisol may make one calmer (but also more foolhardy) on the battlefield. Research also shows that people with low cortisol often are more aggressive, and may have behavioral problems...
So I read Pulaski's bio on WP, and found: yep, aggressive, impulsive, but fearless:
So Casimir Pulaski's intersex condition may also be much of what made him (his preferred pronoun) the hero he was.
Condition ≠ "disability." We simply are who we are.
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So Casimir Pulaski's intersex condition may also be much of what made him (his preferred pronoun) the hero he was.
Condition ≠ "disability." We simply are who we are.
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