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England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas ( thedallasway.org/stories/written/written-stories/2015/5/10/england-vs-the-city-of-dallas-mack-vines-and-the- state-of-texas Mike Anglin May 10, 2015 T H EDALLAS WAY an LGB TQ history project by Mica England and Paul J. Williams I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma. I was working and living in Tulsa when I first applied to the Dallas Police Department. I had always wanted to be a police officer. My major at NSU was Criminal Justice. I really wanted to live in Dallas because of the gay and lesbian community. I felt a sense of welcome and freedom there. I wanted to be open about my sexuality and not worry about being discriminated against. The first time I applied for the DPD was in 1987. I stayed with my brother Guy during the testing process. He lived in Dallas at the time. To be a DPD officer, you have to take a written exam, a psychological exam, physical test, and the polygraph. I took all of the required tests and passed all of them except the polygraph. On the application in 1987 for the DPD there was a question about deviant sex. Question number 14 was "have you ever committed a deviant sex act." I know being gay or lesbian is not deviant so I answered no. When I was taking the polygraph the officer asked me about being deviant and gay. I
lied, so I did not pass the polygraph and was disqualified. If you are disqualified you can
