Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Attitude Magazine: Fans of 9-1-1 were left needing a hose down after bisexual character Buck, played by Oliver Stark (above), took part in a steamy hookup with both a man and a woman (played by a real life married couple).
OH MY GOD??? I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BISEXUAL BUCK #911onabc pic.twitter.com/RJF9wpvPDd
— Hailey ࿐ྀུ (@_118problems) January 9, 2026
• Queerty: Actor, writer, and comedian Drew Droege chats about his Off-Broadway hit play Messy White Gays, a dark Hitchcock-inspired comedy that’s quickly become one of the most talked-about shows in New York theater.
• Gay Times: Grammy Award-winner Billie Eilish’s timeless love track “Birds of a Feather” has become the most-streamed solo song by a female artist in Spotify history with nearly 3.4 billion streams.
• Gayety: On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases that challenge state laws in West Virginia and Idaho barring transgender girls from participating on school sports teams that align with their gender identity.
• What To Watch: Season 2 of the Emmy Award-winning medical procedural The Pitt is here, following another shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s ER for Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) and his team. I absolutely loved the first season. On HBO Max now.
• Politico: The Trump administration’s quick, aggressive response to the Minnesota ICE shooting has prompted quiet concern among some White House allies. Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem’s quick public remarks calling Renee Good a “domestic terrorist” before any investigation could occur is reportedly of particular concern.
• X: An ICE agent in Minnesota asked a woman who was recording him, “Have y’all not learned from the past couple of days?” When she asked what the ‘lesson’ was, he slapped her phone out of her hand.
An ICE agent in Minnesota to a woman recording him: “Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?”
He then knocked her phone out of her hand.
What has America become? pic.twitter.com/5NvLeaQncQ
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 10, 2026
Guest post by Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. If Pete Buttigieg thought people were talking about his donor party in a wine cave, just wait till bitches start talking about Doug’s 41st birthday party in a Silverlake wine bar. Crashers, exes, and a ghost, Girl, please! This is only the beginning in Drew Droege’s hilarious one-manic, tour de toast, Happy Birthday Doug now playing at the Soho Playhouse through March 1st. Last seen in his critically acclaimed run of Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, Drew Droege returns to the stage and flips the script. Before he was one queen holding court poolside; this time he’s a gaggle of gays bestowing birthday wishes on Doug. With only five bar stools crowned by a different beverage, Droege sips um… slips from totally *sober* crasher, to dim-witted woke cater waiter, party whore, ex from Hell (why was she invited???), a couple of insufferable husbands, and the guest list goes on. The side-splitting, ten-minute opening monologue launching the party is worth the ticket price alone. Drew Droege’s multiple personality writing and performance disorder are on colorful display for 70 brilliant minutes. His characters are strikingly familiar yet so insanely detailed as to never feel clichéd. One has to wonder: how many other voices is he hearing and are they all this hysterical? Happy Birthday Doug is the party you hope isn’t yours because no one will ever forget, but you shouldn’t miss for the world. Michael Urie presents Happy Birthday Doug A New Comedy Written and Performed by Drew Droege Directed by Tom DeTrinis Limited Engagement through March 1st Soho Playhouse 15 Vandam Street, New York City Thursday through Saturday at 9:00, Sunday at 3:00 PM 70 minutes, no intermission. All tickets available at 
Lawrence Pfeil, Jr., is a freelance writer/playwright who has reviewed film and theatre, both on and off-Broadway, for media outlets including The Randy Report, the New York Blade, and Edge Publications.