Judge Overturns Dallas Police Ban on Homosexuals (open access)

Judge Overturns Dallas Police Ban on Homosexuals

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mica Stands Up - and Pays the Price (open access)

Mica Stands Up - and Pays the Price

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
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library