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Dallas City Council meeting ran till 2 a.m. over issue of gays The council meeting went into the early and lesbians on police force. TWTNEWSphoto. hours ofThursday morning, January 23, as over 200 people awaited their turn to as that person did his or her job. Rathburn speak. Finally, councilmemberChris Luna later changed his opinion, taking into ac- One of the most celebrated, award-winning called for a vote on changing the hiring count the issue of 21.06. policy. Councilmember Don Hicks offered "I feel strongly that we cannot hire an photographers in Texas a substitute motion essentially to continue officer who says they don't like a partic- the current policy that allows applicants ular law or says they will not obey it. If we to be dismissed on the basis of Section allow that, we're going to have anarchy in 21.06 of the State Penal Code, which for- the Police Department in Dallas, and we bids sexual activity between people of the cannot afford that," Rathburn said. The ap- same sex. plication process includes questions According to parliamentary procedure, about participation in "deviant sexual con- the substitute motion had to be consid- duct," which covers the sodomy statute. ered first. The vote was 10-5 to continue Mica England filed suit against the city the current policy, with Luna, Palmer, because the department would not hire THE PHOTOGRAPHER Lipscomb, Garcia and Fielding voting to her after she admitted she was a lesbian. change the policy. According to city attorneys, in 1987 En- G R A HAM W EST I MAG E s@ City Manager Jan Hart was asked to gland failed her polygraph test because of clarify the motion by Luna. She explained her answer to the question concerning that all Class C misdemeanors must now sexual conduct. In 1989, she did not com- Daytime and EveningAppointments (214}446.3688 be considered when hiring police officers. plete her application process after she ad- The city staff is to report back in 90 days mitted she was a lesbian. on how they plan to implement the policy. "I am mentally and physically fit to be LIMITED OFFER FOR COUPLES "I think this will be interesting," Thomas a police officer," England told the City said. "If the department has trouble hiring Council hearing. "There are great mis- • Individual and Couple Portraits officers because all Class C misdemean- conceptions about gays and lesbians, and • No Charge for Extra Person ors must be considered the same, then the they are all stereotypes. Do not allow your • Full Set of Professional Contact Sheets (proofs) citizens of Dallas will be the ones who will own religious beliefs to blind you and • Pre-Camera Make-up suffer." discriminate against me." • One Free 8 x 10 Earlier in the week, Police Chief Bill England received thunderous applause Rathburn apparently changed his earlier and a standing ovation as she stepped up stand on the issue. Originally he had said to speak. "She was so thrilled with the sup- FOR VALENTINE'S DAY... and ALWAYS he was not concerned about an officer's port she received at the council meeting," • Personal • Dramatic • Intimate • Distinctive • Affordable private life or sexual orientation, as long Thomas said. "Sometimes she has felt •Portraits •Model Composites •Portfolios • Gift Certificates TWT JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 6 1992 PAGE 15