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[Mica England on Larry King Live] captions transcript

[Mica England on Larry King Live]

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 same program with Ken Wahl but this interview is not included in the footage.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mica England holds up Equal Employment Opportunity poster]

Photograph of Mica England speaking in front of the Dallas City Council in Dallas City Hall and holding up an Equal Employment Opportunity poster. The poster reads, in part, "Equal Employment Opportunity is...THE LAW."
Date: July 12, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[1989 Dallas Police Department employment application questionnaire] (open access)

[1989 Dallas Police Department employment application questionnaire]

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 ยง21.06.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library