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{{Lacks References}}[[File:Luminiumflag.png|thumb|280x280px|Luminian flag by [https://www.tiktok.com/@yourfavoriteboywife/video/6971571174144756997?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 @yourfavoriteboywife]]]
'''Luminium''' is a [[xenogender]] for those who feel disconnected from binary manhood, but possess an essence of masculinity in a celestial, ethereal, or otherworldly way, regardless of [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]].

== Etymology ==
The name Luminium is derived from the English root lumin-, which was in turn derived from the Latin word ''lumen,'' which means light and brightness.[https://prnt.sc/14x8rej]

== History ==
Luminium is a masculine variation of the original gender, [[aetherium]]. All genders in this family describe not just a connection to heavenly bodies and the otherworldly gender, but as feminine, masculine, and androgynous presentations of that gender. 
[[File:Luminiumflagwithsymbol.jpg|thumb|280x280px|[https://www.tiktok.com/@yourfavoriteboywife/video/6971571174144756997?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 Symbol variation]]]
Before being officialized with a name or flag, [[aetherium]] was simply referred to as “calliegender,” as a sort of running joke to play on the indescribability of the creators gender identity. It's first proper dedicated conceptualization was in the form of a starter pack image. Several months later, the creator Calliope made and published the official gender and flag, first in its [https://prnt.sc/14xa1g4 Discord server] and then immediately after on their [https://www.tiktok.com/@yourfavoriteboywife/video/6971533217438436614?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 Tiktok].

After a large initial response to the gender, a follow-up video was made with its masculine counterpart Luminium, and later on a third video for the androgynous/combination variant, [[Alstrium]].
[[Category:Masculine]]
[[Category:Xenogender]]
[[Category:Nonbinary]]
[[Category:Gender Identities]]