Past Shows
TFG Unbuttoned: Being visible is still important for LGBTQ acceptance
06.25.19 | A married same sex couple received a heartwarming note from a teenager who is moving out of the area. The note thanked them for flying the rainbow flag on their residence and credited that visibility with giving the teenager the courage to come out. Joe and Jill Biden visit the Stonewall Inn in honor of World Pride and buy the patrons a round of drinks. And the President of the University of Central Arkansas had a sign in front of the campus library featuring this quote from Lady Gaga removed: “Being gay is like glitter, it never goes away.”
Don’t blame Amtrak, blame Congress!
06.19.19 | Tim had a frustrating travel day in to the studio and John played along. Musical tastes can dictate bedroom performance and traffic circles create “tornaders.” Lou Pearlman is the Business Birthday and what’s it like for a white girl to grow up named LaKiesha?
TFG Unbuttoned: “Free Dad Hugs” at Pittsburgh Pride leave father humbled, but sad
06.18.19 | Most Americans have an incorrect view of Federal Laws effecting LGBTQ citizens. We need to do a better job of educating everyone about the disparity of rights that the community continues to be subjected to. Then, a Dad offers hugs at Pittsburgh Pride and while humbled by the response, it also left him angry. Finally, The Beekman Boys come under criticism from some customers for donating to PFLAG. Really?
A flea market find worth $1.3 million
06.12.19 | In a town near the Tennessee-Kentucky state line, a group of mothers navigate raising LGBT children in a state where Republican lawmakers introduced six anti-LGBT bills—dubbed the Slate of Hate. A chess piece bought for $6 in 1964 was recently valued at $1.3 million, and scientists in India are studying why monkey’s there are killing people.
TFG Unbuttoned: US embassies hoist rainbow flags defying Washington
06.11.19 | The US State Department began rejecting all embassy requests to raise rainbow flags outside the mission buildings during Gay Pride Month this year, but some US diplomats have been finding ways to get around the new policy. Sir Ian McKellen launches Pride in Ageing, a UK program to support LGBT people over 50, and home flippers are hiring Uber and Lyft drivers to scout properties in a pricey housing market.
Harry’s wants you to Shave with Pride!
06.05.19 | The Focus Group welcomes Harry’s Grooming Company and launches their Shave with Pride campaign with all proceeds going to The Trevor Project. Get your Shave with Pride kit at HARRYS.COM/FOCUS. Then, consumers prefer the iPhone blue chat bubble versus Android green, George Blaisdell of ZIPPO is our Business Birthday, and Target is targeted again by the anti-LGBT crowd. Happy Pride!
TFG Unbuttoned: Happy Pride!
06.04.19 | It’s June, and time for John’s Pride Leprechaun to rear his head again. Enjoy the many Pride Events in your area. Up first, a Mom is horrified, then humored, by a Frog and Toad t-shirt she bought her daughter from an online source in China. The Noah’s Ark replica exhibit in Kentucky sues its insurer for water damage, and LYFT may be your car service of choice as they make an effort to make all people feel welcome. Top of the Pride to you!
Keith Price brings the best of Broadway
05.29.19 | June is the perfect month to catch a musical on or off Broadway, and Keith Price suggests only the best while he guest hosts with John. He also has some recommendations for cabaret shows. First, Steve Jobs saying “no” to airing some of Apple’s funniest “I’m a Mac” ads caught our eye.
TFG Unbuttoned: Lori Lightfoot inaugurated as Chicago’s first black lesbian Mayor
05.28.19 | America’s 3rd largest city now has its first black lesbian mayor. She won on her merit and it is a great step forward as America continues to affirm equality for all. Drag shows in select Maryland bars being labeled “adult entertainers” is an assault on gay bars—in our opinion. In an effort to further erase the Obama legacy, the Trump administration has reversed the 2016 Treasury decision to put Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill.
Shave With Pride
05.22.19 | Maggie Hureau from Harry’s and Shira Kogan from The Trevor Project join The Focus Group. Harry’s and The Trevor Project have partnered on a great initiative called Shave With Pride. 100% of the profits from sale of the Shave With Pride kit goes to fund suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth.
