Biological sex in Illuminatia
Biological sex in Illuminatia is understood to exist in humans in a constellation of interrelated organic dimensions, and the study of biological sex in the animals and plantlife that inhabit the Neonisi planet is the subject of moderate but subdued speculation in Illuminatian zoological study. Sex is recognized as a purely biological construct that exists primarily within the definitions and classifications fabricated by human knowledge and scientific investigation. Under no circumstance is biological sex conflated with or used as a stand-in or substitution for reference to one's gender-related qualities or other social identities, to the minimal extent to which gender is utilized in Illuminatian cultural interfacing.
Illuminatian science and by extension the general factual awareness throughout Illuminatian social awareness firmly holds that biological sex can exist in a number of biological dimensions, including genetics, gamete production, internal physiology, external atanomy, and hormonal function, and that these definitions while interrelated may be considered separately from one another and as a whole reveal a constellation of distinct spectra and binaries that may or may not be considered together to in total arrive at a sex-related category into which a human may be put.
Curiously, the zoological study of biological sex in Illuminatian scientific inquest is not considered to be especially important or foundational to the understanding of the non-human species that inhabit the Neonisi planet. Many of these species of plant and animal were created aboard the Lucidus mission and are therefore not the subject of much curiosity due to their relatively-known nature. Species found upon Neonisi upon human settlement of a more novel variety are scrutinized more for the purposes of the understanding of their role in the ecosystem, leaving the details of their sexual or asexual procreation to lesser levels of fascination.
Enlightened Illuminatian awareness, to the contrary of early archaeomodern Earthly acknowledgement, understands that biological sex in humans exists outside of a binary, and the terminology used in Glossa Communi avoids restricting itself to binaries when referring to biological sex. This is likewise true for the Protolucidian languages. Language in Illuminatia naturally accommodates the numerous dimensions of biological sex.
Biological understanding in Illuminatia recognizes that the genetic definition of sex may exist in assorted arrangements of the X and Y chromosomes, including XY, XX, XXY, XXX, XYY, XXYY, XXXY, XXXX, XXXXY, and XXXXX. It is theorized that the exposure of the crew of the Lucidus mission during its intergalactic transit to excess cosmic radiation may have additively resulted in these ancestors of the Illuminatian civilization collecting chromosomal mutations and variations that increased the incidence of non-binary XY-XX assignment and therefore increased the non-binary nature of this chromosomal dimension of sex among the Illuminatian population relative to the historical Earthly population.
Current understanding also allows for definitions of one's sex based on the existence of absence or coexistence of different forms of the gamete that may or may not be produced by one's reproductive system either by natural occurrence or by personal choice to engage in body modification. Similarly, a multi-factor spectra of definitions exist for biological sex based upon the particular hormonal balance within a person's body and the Illuminatian definition of sex allows for the likelihood that this balance may vary over the course of time for a given person. Additionally, it is also common for one to maintain a definition of one's biological sex based upon the composition of external genitalia or lack thereof. Lastly, one's medical support providers may maintain a definition of a patient's sex based upon the composition of patient's internal sex organs. It is known these latter two may also change over time based upon body modification or medical intervention. Sex differences are also acknowledged based upon one's current progress among biological transitions such as puberty, sexual reproductive potential, or menopause, and a dimension of definition and the accompanying vocabulary are maintained for these differences as well.
It is worth noting that reference to one's reference to a person's biological sex is never made in a public setting, is considered irrelevant under general social or casual interpersonal contexts, and is generally only disclosed to one's medical providers, caretakers, or intimate partners and only as necessary. It would be considered incredibly impolite to make reference to known of perceived facts as to one's biological sex in a public or social setting. This information is most often kept confidential to all but one's few closest acquaintances, or on a need-to-know basis between one and one's medical practitioners. Reference to biological sex is mostly irrelevant in a familial setting with exceptions, for instance, for parental knowledge of the external biological sex of a young child as it may pertain to caretaking and personal hygienic assistance. Among adults who have reached the age of majority, specific facts regarding certain dimensions of one's biological sex will often be disclosed at certain points along the evolution of an intimate relationship as to facilitate logistical considerations. Certain governmental departments such as the Bureau of Reproduction and Copulation (BRC) will keep record of a person's genetic and gamete-based sex for purposes of population management, but these records are not made public on an individual level.
In no situation in Illuminatian society is biological sex ever utilized as a stand-in for reference to gender, as the construct of gender is essentially depreciated in Illuminatian society. One's secondary sex characteristics may or may not be linked to the various biological sex constructs; it is understood that these characteristics should be interpreted in association with the general anatomical and aesthetic expressions that one may choose to make visible or invisible in one's public appearance, and that they may both occur naturally or be modified. These visible characteristics are considered independent of sex.