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good friendships."
While Dallas has many social clubs, Profitt
says this one is different.
"I'm an introvert when it comes to meeting
people I don't know," he said. And I tell you,
there wasn't one time that I or Joe was left stand-
ing alone without someone to talk to. I've never
been so comfortable with a group of people I
haven't known."
Club founder Ron Maddox says that's what
makes FMO so appealing.
"It's very obvious to me that magic is happen-
ing in a way that people say to me every day
that there has never been anything like this in
Dallas," he said.
FMO started out with a single party two-and-
a-half years ago. And, Maddox said, "It was a
big success.
"After that party everyone was like, 'When is
the next one?' It just grew from there," he said.
Today the group offers outdoor activities, pri-
vate parties, concerts, movie nights, a book club,
a gay dads support group and more.
"I think there is huge need for that. There are
a lot of people that patronize the bars, but they
want an alternative," Maddox said.
But Maddox stressed that the group is about
more than activities.
"Not a day goes by where someone doesn't
make the comment to me about how fragment-
ed our community feels. FMO is about teaching
us how to connect in a way that we just don't
know how to do," he said. "Somehow, some
way it seems to be working."
Maddox's day job is as a singles relationship
coach. But he says feat FMO has nothing to do
with finding a mate.
"It's about community. It's not about dating,"
he said. "In fact we have a large group of cou-
ples."
For more information or to join FMO, go
online to www.formenonlydallas.com.
"It's just the greatest time," Profitt said. "To us
it has been a life-changing event and you should
at least give it a shot."
E-mail briscoe@dallasvoice.com
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to the gay community for his discriminatory
actions."
But if the city did mediate, that is not likely to
happen because, the letter says, "In mediation,
the respondent does not admit any wrongdoing.
Instead, the respondent agrees to perform certain
actions which will help to prevent this type of
complaint in the future."
The other issue with mediation is that Moore
has already said since the mid-July event that
everyone is welcome back in his bar — a claim
that Williams and Tramp aren't so quick to
believe.
"This happened three years ago to another
transgender woman, what's to say it won't start
happening again once all of the attention goes
away?" Williams said.
Moore claims that three years ago he threw out
transgender performer Sierra Nicole Standridge
because he thought she was someone else who
had previously misbehaved in the bar.
The third option after the complaints are inves-
tigated is prosecution. According to the letter, the
city attorney may find that there is "reasonable
cause and mediation has not been successful." If
that happens the city attorney may seek criminal
prosecution, and if found guilty, Moore and other
co-ownei; Terry Ann Seabolt, would have to pay
$500 fines for each instance of discrimination.
"To him that's nothing," Williams said. "He
will probably do this again. But at least this is
making it known. In the gay community, I don't
think a lot of people really knew he was like this
before. It's also making Moore aware that the city
is watching him."
While the fate of these two complaints is still
unsure, the city attorney's office doesn't have the
best track record at prosecuting these cases. City
records show that of 22 employment discrimina-
tion complaints have been filed under Dallas'
non-discrimination ordinance since it took effect
in 2002, but none have been prosecuted.
Only one resulted in a "mediated resolution."
And three were considered to be in the wrong
jurisdiction. But for now, hopes remain high for
Williams, Tramp and their supporters.
"I'm happy about it so far;" Williams said.
"The lady that has been dealing with me is really
keeping me informed and is on top of it."
Station 4 performer Crystal Summers and
Standridge also planned to file complaints, but
have not done so yet. Standridge has been out of
state due to family issues and hopes to file next
week. Summers could not be reached for com-
ment.
Moore also could not be reached for comment
about the complaints.
E-mail briscoe@dallasvoice.com
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Nash, Tammye. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 2008, newspaper, August 15, 2008; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth239025/m1/12/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.