"Thomas Fuller, who owned Crossroads Bar and Grill, asserts that the Town of Rockford "effectively singled [him] out because of his sexual orientation, deprived him of equal protection under the law, and forced him to close his business," according to the lawsuit filed in September in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division. After obtaining a business and an ABC Board liquor license in 2023, Fuller was scheduled to meet with the town council in July to request a local liquor license. This is "the same letter of approval that was issued to other businesses in Rockford," the suit claims."
"At the meeting, council members questioned Fuller about "the type of business he ran, his hours of operation, and alcohol-to-food sales ratios- requirements that were not imposed on similarly situated heterosexual-owned businesses." His request was then pushed to the next month's meeting. In the meantime, Fuller scheduled a drag show at the bar, and posted advertisements for it. Rockford's Town Council then issued him a cease-and-desist letter, claiming that a drag show was "in violation of any license Crossroads obtained" and forcing him to cancel the show."
Thomas Fuller, owner of Crossroads Bar and Grill, alleges the Town of Rockford singled him out because of his sexual orientation, denied equal protection, and forced closure. Fuller obtained state business and ABC Board liquor licenses in 2023 and sought a local liquor license from the town council. Council members uniquely questioned his business type, hours, and alcohol-to-food sales ratios and delayed his request. After Fuller scheduled and advertised a drag show, the council issued a cease-and-desist claiming the performance violated Crossroads' licenses and later denied the local liquor license.
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