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[Two Men with a Red Convertible]

Description: Photograph of Phil Johnson and another man next to a red Centurion convertible that is covered in streamers and full of balloons, with a sign on the door that reads "Dallas Gay Archives," Phil Johnson is standing near the back wheel with a sequin top hat in his hand, the other man is kneeling on the trunk.
Date: 198X
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Nelson and Crowd in Front of a Banner]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people (including activist Bill Nelson) socializing in front of a banner that reads "Never Forget: Dallas Gay Alliance." The photo was taken in a dark outside space and there are large wreaths and floral arrangements around the sign. This event was taken at a memorial for Terry Tebedo in 1988.
Date: 1988
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Monroe and Another Man in Front of a Banner at a Memorial Service for Terry Tebedo]

Description: Photograph of two men, both in jeans and tennis shoes, standing in a dark outdoor area in front of a banner that reads "Never Forget : Dallas Gay Alliance" (partially obscured by the man on the left). The man on the left is Bruce Monroe. Large floral arrangements and wreaths sit under the banner. Photograph taken at the memorial service honoring Terry Tebedo, who died of AIDS complications in 1988. Members of the Dallas Gay Alliance are present, as well as members of Gay Urban Truth Squad (GUT… more
Date: 1988
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[KYRO News Magazine, No. 60]

Description: Video recording of KYRO News Magazine featuring several segments and two interviews. The title sequence included shots from events around Dallas. This was followed by the segments, beginning with a news cast that included an interview with Senator Paul Tsongas, followed by upcoming events with "Cruizin the Town", a guide to conflict resolution with "Mental Image", the interview with Barbara Rosenberg, and finally an editorial piece.
Date: 1992
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: KYRO Project, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.779324 -96.799733
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Lesbian Settles Suit For Bias in Dallas

Description: Newspaper article about Mica England who filed a lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department after they refused to hire her because she was a lesbian and admitted to having broken Texas Penal Code §21.06, which made sexual acts between same sex couples a misdemeanor.
Date: September 16, 1994
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas

Description: Personal recollections of Mica England about her experience filing a lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department after they refused to hire her because she was a lesbian and admitted to having broken Texas Penal Code §21.06, which made sexual acts between same sex couples a misdemeanor. The text and images were captured from a webpage. Images of England, members of The Dallas Way board of directors, Dallas Police Chief Lupe Valdez, and Dallas Police Major Barbara Hobbs are embedded in the text. more
Date: May 10, 2015
Creator: England, Mica & Williams, Paul J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oologah Grad Becomes Reluctant Gay-Rights Champion

Description: Newspaper article about Mica England who filed a lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department after they refused to hire her because she was a lesbian and admitted to having broken Texas Penal Code §21.06, which made sexual acts between same sex couples a misdemeanor.
Date: April 26, 1992
Creator: McDonald, Mark
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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Mica Stands Up - and Pays the Price

Description: Newspaper article about Mica England who filed a lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department after they refused to hire her because she was a lesbian and admitted to having broken Texas Penal Code §21.06, which made sexual acts between same sex couples a misdemeanor.
Date: May 4, 1992
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Mica England on Larry King Live]

Description: Interview on Larry King Live with Mica England and William Waybourn, of the Dallas Gay Alliance, about England's anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department who refused to hire her because she is a lesbian. Conservative Republican Congressman Bob Dornan (California) is also interviewed and speaks about why he believes it is problematic to hire gay police officers. Viewers call in with comments and questions for the panelists. There is a promo for a later interview on the sa… more
Date: 1989
Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Judge Overturns Dallas Police Ban on Homosexuals

Description: Newspaper article about the final judgment in England v. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas. The article explains that District Judge Larry Fuller ruled that Texas Penal Code §21.06 was unenforceable as a condition of employment with the Dallas Police Department (DPD) and enjoined the DPD to stop discriminating against homosexual applicants.
Date: February 4, 1992
Creator: Drago, Mike
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Challenge To Dallas Police Hiring Policies to Be Filed

Description: A press release concerning Mica England's lawsuit in response to the Dallas Police Department's "anti-gay hiring policies." A cover sheet memoranda is addressed to England and her lawyers, Evan Wolfson and Patrick Wiseman, confirming the details of the press conference.
Date: May 1, 1990
Creator: Waybourn, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[1989 Dallas Police Department employment application questionnaire]

Description: The 1989 employment application questionnaire used by the Dallas Police Department. Someone (likely Mica England) has put an 'X' next to Question 14 ("Have you every [sic] participated in a deviate sex act?). This question was used to bar employment to homosexuals in accordance with Texas Penal Code §21.06.
Date: 1989
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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