Matt Doyle
@mattdoylemedia
* Non-Binary (They / Them) & Pansexual * Poly * Lvl 42 * Novice strongman * Furry (Fursona: Naoise the Utahraptor) * Award-winning LGBTQIA+ sci-fi & horror author * Occasional voice actor, YouTuber, & cosplayer
I see your Dominion Tank Police and Appleseed - both of which could have great modern adaptions - and raise you Orion, still sitting there, waiting for its first anime adaption.
I can be the gym-goer in a they/them vest. I can rock out in a punk dress. I can look all masc and pull a minibus. I stick on a Star Trek bra and breast forms with a long skirt. It's all still me, and it's all still non-binary. Just enby you; those four stripes represent all of us in different ways.
Since it's Non-Binary Awareness Week, here's a fun thing: There aren't any rules. For a long time, I actually tried to chase androgyny, because I was convinced that was the only way to be non-binary. It's 100% a valid way to present as non-binary. But it isn't the only way.
Saw some Jay Cutler videos where he was talking about reverse grip barbell rows. Wanted to try them. Stuck to 4x5 at 80kg as it was a first day doing them. May up that next week. #gymsky #gymqueer #gymlgbtqia
I ha da reminder of this today. I like to mess with scammers if they call or email me. I sent the below to one such email scammer when they asked for my ID. I claimed to be The South Wirral Squirrel, Montague Jones, pro hacker. We went back and forth for a good week after I sent this.
It is my brother's 40th birthday this weekend, and his girlfriend is throwing him a party where we're all going to dress as his various looks from over the years. I bought a hat for my one, and I just makes me look like I'm off to start a fight at an Irish pub.
Last big gym session before my deload done. This has been a good #PrideMonth for PBs, with 6 hit over the month. So, huzzah. #gymsky #gymfurry #gymqueer
Got a long way to go, but started on some custom shorts for London Trans+ Pride. This counts as doing art, right?
So, the whole #PrideMonth PBs are going well. After this week, there will likely be no more PB attempts until after the train pull in August. #gymsky #gymqueer #gymfur
2009 vs 2026 17 years on and I still look freaking awesome in an alternative style dress.
My parents dug out an old photo of me and my siblings when we were tiny.
If 77.5kg does not go up by the end of #PrideMonth, it will go up before London Trans Pride next month. I know what to work on to hit this now. Overhead Push Press - 77.5kg - almost there.
Had a hair cut, a shave, and topped up the dye. Came out more indigo than intended, but I like it, so it's all good.
Every new PB is a middle finger to the eejits who told me being attracted to men means I physically cannot ever be strong. So, I wanted a new PB on at least one of my main lifts this #PrideMonth. Today, I got it: 200kg - 16" axel deadlift #gymsky #gymqueer #gymfur
Whatever you need to do to feel better, Arch, I can't imagine anyone is going to judge you negatively for it. We all have our battles to fight.
This is a good mental health day. I know this because I actually feel like I look pretty good in glasses today. I need them for VDU work, gaming, TV etc. Basically anything on a screen. I never full-on 'hated' them, but on bad days, I can be a bit self-critical about them. Today, I'm good.
On the down side, 195kg / 430lbs did not want to go up, so new PB on the deadlift today. On the up side, that's the first time in a while that a deadlift PB attempt didn't result in back and knee pain, so I feel like taking my time over the set up / techbique was a good move.
My arms are bruised up something rotten after this. Still, 80kg keg to shoulder, multiple times. I did try the 105kg keg, too, but my arms aren't long enough to grab it how I want to, so am going to need to work on working around that. Plus, I am looking BIG compared to where I was a year or so ago.
Progress made on the 80kg push press. It now goes above my head, but not quite all the way up.
Had a good time at LondonFurs again last Saturday. Had to leave early as my travel route back home was going to potentially run into the fascists otherwise, but fun was had regardless.