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- Affidavit of Mica England
- Mica England's affidavit from the anti-discrimination lawsuit she filed against the Dallas Police Department, England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
- Mica M. England, Synopsis of Events and Accomplishments 1989 - 1994
- A timeline of significant events in Mica England's life from 1989 to 1994. The inciting incident in this timeline is England's filing of an anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department in 1989 because she was refused employment as a police officer after she disclosed she was a lesbian.
- Appellants' Brief: Mica England vs. The City of Dallas and Mack Vines, Chief of Police
- Appellants' brief from the anti-discrimination lawsuit, England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
- Lesbian Settles Suit For Bias in Dallas
- 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.
- Oologah Grad Becomes Reluctant Gay-Rights Champion
- 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.
- [Mica England at Dallas City Hall]
- Photograph of Mica England when she spoke in front of the Dallas City Council in January 1992 about discriminatory hiring practices at the Dallas Police Department.
- [Mica England and Amber Roman]
- Photograph of Mica England and Amber Roman, the Dallas Police Department's LGBTQ+ Liaison Officer. The two are standing in front of a Dallas Police Department backdrop.
- [Mica England stands in front of Dallas City Hall]
- Photograph of Mica England standing in front of Dallas City Hall on the occasion of speaking in front of the Dallas City Council in January 1992 about discriminatory hiring practices at the Dallas Police Department. England is wearing a black dress and has her arms crossed.
- City of Dallas And Mack Vines v. Mica England, 846 S.W. 2D 957 (Tex. 1993)
- An excerpt from the published book Library in a Book: Gay Rights concerning Mica England's 1989 anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department.
- Mica England Press Kit
- Mica England's press kit related to her role as an LGBTQ activist and speaker. England filed an anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department in 1989 when they refused to hire her because she was a lesbian.
- 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.
- [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.
- [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."
- [Mica England and John Thomas embrace during march]
- Photograph of Mica England and John Thomas embracing during an unidentified protest march. England and Thomas are in the background. Unidentified people holding signs that are not fully readable are in the foreground.
- [Mica England and David Mixner]
- Photograph of Mica England and David Mixner. The two are standing outside and are both wearing sunglasses. England is wearing a shirt that reads "Texas Gay & Lesbian Voters For Clinton/Gore."
- [Letter to Mica England from Bill Clinton]
- A letter from President Bill Clinton to Mica England. The letter references England's anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department who had an anti-gay hiring policy.
- [Photograph of Barbara Hobbs, Mica England, and Lupe Valdez]
- Photograph of (from left to right) Dallas Police Major Barbara Hobbs, activist Mica England, and Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez. Hobbs and Valdez are dressed in their uniforms. The women are standing in what appears to be a dressing room.
- England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas
- 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.
- [Excerpt from Uncommon Heroes about Mica England]
- An excerpt from Uncommon Heroes: A Celebration of Heroes and Role Models for Lesbian and Gay Americans about gay rights activist Mica England who sued the Dallas Police Department after they would not hire her because she was a lesbian.
- Order and Final Judgment: Mica England, Plantiff v. The State of Texas, The City of Dallas, and Mack Vines, Chief of Police of the City of Dallas, Defendants
- Final order and judgment in England v. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
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- 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. Because the image has been reassembled in PhotoShop from two separate images there is a vertical line running down the center of the article. The article features an image of England standing outside of Dallas City Hall.
- [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 §21.06.
- Challenge To Dallas Police Hiring Policies to Be Filed
- 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.
- 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.