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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thinking of Jay Paul Deratany on the eve of the GLAAD Media Awards Ceremonies
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Gay Narrative in Photographs being released for distribution on Amazon, Kindle
Cover via Amazon |
| Book cover image as it appears on Amazon Books and Kindle |
A book about a gay Millennial who overcame school bullying and became a drag performer is slated for distribution on Amazon Books and Kindle the first week of March, 2011.
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PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 24, 2011 – "Chasing the Flame: A Gay Narrative in Photographs:
From a January Press release on PR Log:
From a January Press release on PR Log:
"The text follows the plight of Michael Mangus, a 14 year old North Tonawanda , New York high school student in 2005, who was bullied in school for his gay identity. Things reached a crisis point when he received a written death threat, and was forced to leave the dangerous environment.
The story takes us through Michael and his mother's - a former school teacher - 5 year struggle with school administrators and state offices, and escalates to the Supreme Appellate Court level. Chicago attorney and gay advocate Jay Paul Deratany lends his help, but eventually it is Michael's determination to embrace and celebrate his gay identity which is the key to the resolution
The 121 page, 8 x 10 soft-cover glossy book contains over 75 images of Michael, in his "boy identity", and as his stage persona, "Anita Waistline". It will also be available as an ebook and Kindle book on Amazon.
Michael Mangus is one of the youngest drag performers to be listed with New York's official Drag Queen Registry. He has performed at clubs in the Buffalo, New York, Toronto, and Ontario , CA areas. A reception for Michael is being planned in Provincetown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for August 2011."
The story takes us through Michael and his mother's - a former school teacher - 5 year struggle with school administrators and state offices, and escalates to the Supreme Appellate Court level. Chicago attorney and gay advocate Jay Paul Deratany lends his help, but eventually it is Michael's determination to embrace and celebrate his gay identity which is the key to the resolution
The 121 page, 8 x 10 soft-cover glossy book contains over 75 images of Michael, in his "boy identity", and as his stage persona, "Anita Waistline". It will also be available as an ebook and Kindle book on Amazon.
Michael Mangus is one of the youngest drag performers to be listed with New York's official Drag Queen Registry. He has performed at clubs in the Buffalo, New York, Toronto, and Ontario , CA areas. A reception for Michael is being planned in Provincetown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for August 2011."
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NY State Woman Finds OCFS ' Policy Brief Does Not Fully Address the Issues
| "What their brief does not begin to explore is false filings of educational neglect charges, and why there are no investigations into this aspect. " ~ Rhonda Mangus, North Tonawanda , NY |
Rhonda Mangus,son Michael, and "Anita Waistline"
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PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 25, 2010 – A North Tonawanda mother who was falsely charged with "educational neglect" after her gay teen received death threats at North Tonawanda High School in 2005 is perplexed by a recent policy brief released by the New York Office of Child and Family Services. The brief, which was released October 25, 2010, states that the Office intends to review the state's policy concerning charges of educational neglect involving a minor's absence from school.
Rhonda Mangus' plight began when her gay teen son, Michael, was bullied at age 14 while attending North Tonawanda High in 2005. There was a strong anti-gay bullying aspect to the taunting, which culminated in an expletive-laced written death threat. Making matters worse, Michael's attempts to form a gay-straight alliance club were met with ridicule by faculty. As any concerned mother would be likely to do under such circumstances, Mangus made the decision to remove the youth from school.
Although not one but two medical professionals never cleared the teen to return to school, Mangus was charged with "educational neglect". "Michael was never truant, and the charges constituted a false filing.", she asserts.
Wishing to have the charges removed, Mangus engaged in a lengthy and grueling five year battle which involved filings to the Appellate and Supreme Courts of New York. She received pro bono advisement from high-profile Chicago attorney and gay rights advocate Jay Paul Deratany, and his colleague Nathan Polum. But in the end, the rulings always ended with the assertion that the charges remain in place.
Michael eventually went on to obtain his GED with stellar scores, and now works as a stage performer in the U.S. and Canada. But he and his mother do not believe that justice was served in their case.
From the briefing of October 25, 2010, written by the Vera Institute of Justice in partnership with Casey Family Programs, the Office of Child and Family Services of the State of New York proposes:
". . . [that] the state develop a new non-punitive approach to teenage absenteeism that is rooted in research on adolescent behavior and school engagement. The brief found that the child protective system—the network of state and local agencies that handle allegations of child abuse and neglect—is not well equipped to help teenagers improve their school attendance. At times, it can make matters worse."http://uticadailynews.com/
The last statement seems a joke to Rhonda Mangus. Not only does she feel that Gay-Straight Alliances and firm anti-bullying policy should be the norm in public schools, but that she became the target of charges is unethical and a cruel insult to injury, and that such cases ought to be addressed and resolved justly. "There has been no accountability at all." she says , "no serious attempt, or indeed any at all, of a probe or inquiry into what transpired, and what the motivating factors were."
The report on the OCFS brief continues:
"In some cases, educational-
If New York amended its laws to remove educational neglect of teenagers from the jurisdiction of the child protective system it would not be alone; half of the states—including California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas—do not recognize teen agers’ school absences as grounds for a neglect finding."http://uticadailynews.com/
To Mangus and more than a few reasonable others, a greater issue is in fact a question: Why there seems to be no method of investigation in the filing of charges which are false and unprovoked. And this in itself is a compelling reason for her to keep searching until it is answered.
Rhonda Mangus' plight began when her gay teen son, Michael, was bullied at age 14 while attending North Tonawanda High in 2005. There was a strong anti-gay bullying aspect to the taunting, which culminated in an expletive-laced written death threat. Making matters worse, Michael's attempts to form a gay-straight alliance club were met with ridicule by faculty. As any concerned mother would be likely to do under such circumstances, Mangus made the decision to remove the youth from school.
Although not one but two medical professionals never cleared the teen to return to school, Mangus was charged with "educational neglect". "Michael was never truant, and the charges constituted a false filing.", she asserts.
Wishing to have the charges removed, Mangus engaged in a lengthy and grueling five year battle which involved filings to the Appellate and Supreme Courts of New York. She received pro bono advisement from high-profile Chicago attorney and gay rights advocate Jay Paul Deratany, and his colleague Nathan Polum. But in the end, the rulings always ended with the assertion that the charges remain in place.
Michael eventually went on to obtain his GED with stellar scores, and now works as a stage performer in the U.S. and Canada. But he and his mother do not believe that justice was served in their case.
From the briefing of October 25, 2010, written by the Vera Institute of Justice in partnership with Casey Family Programs, the Office of Child and Family Services of the State of New York proposes:
". . . [that] the state develop a new non-punitive approach to teenage absenteeism that is rooted in research on adolescent behavior and school engagement. The brief found that the child protective system—the network of state and local agencies that handle allegations of child abuse and neglect—is not well equipped to help teenagers improve their school attendance. At times, it can make matters worse."http://uticadailynews.com/
The last statement seems a joke to Rhonda Mangus. Not only does she feel that Gay-Straight Alliances and firm anti-bullying policy should be the norm in public schools, but that she became the target of charges is unethical and a cruel insult to injury, and that such cases ought to be addressed and resolved justly. "There has been no accountability at all." she says , "no serious attempt, or indeed any at all, of a probe or inquiry into what transpired, and what the motivating factors were."
The report on the OCFS brief continues:
"In some cases, educational-
If New York amended its laws to remove educational neglect of teenagers from the jurisdiction of the child protective system it would not be alone; half of the states—including California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas—do not recognize teen agers’ school absences as grounds for a neglect finding."http://uticadailynews.com/
To Mangus and more than a few reasonable others, a greater issue is in fact a question: Why there seems to be no method of investigation in the filing of charges which are false and unprovoked. And this in itself is a compelling reason for her to keep searching until it is answered.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
State’s Highest Court Rejects Mother’s Motion for Leave to Appeal in Educational Neglect Case
Image by wallyg via FlickrState’s Highest Court Rejects Mother’s Motion for Leave to Appeal in Educational Neglect Case| New York State’s highest court, the New York State Court of Appeals, rejected a City of North Tonawanda mother’s Motion for Permission for Leave to Appeal to the Court of Appeals. The ruling leaves in place an illegal and egregious finding by Niagara County Department of Social Services and New York State Office of Children and Family Services who indicated Mangus for Educational Neglect in 2007. |
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PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 02, 2010 – Rhonda Mangus, who removed her then 14 year old son Michael from North Tonawanda Senior High School in 2005 for the reason of escalating violence, culminating in a hand-written expletive-laden death threat directed at Michael’s sexual orientation and gender identity expression, appealed to the Court in May of this year for permission for leave to appeal after the Appellate Court, Fourth Department denied Mangus’ request for Motion for Reargument or for Leave to Appeal in April of this year. Zainab Chaudhry, Assistant Solicitor General, of Counsel, for Andrew M. Cuomo, current Attorney General of the State of New York, then claimed that the case did not present issues that are novel or of public importance, and further opposed the motions on the grounds that Mangus allegedly failed to establish that the Court overlooked or misapprehended the relevant facts or misapplied any controlling principle of law. In this latest appeal Chaudhry also claims that “Motions seeking such error correction rarely warrant leave by this Court.”
Mangus maintains that a fair contextual reading of the case and supporting evidence compels a contrary conclusion. The apparent rationale of the Courts appears to be that Respondents New York State Office of Children and Family Services and Niagara County Department of Social Services need not comply with laws governing matters of child neglect, she said.
Michael, who Mangus alleges was denied his most basic right to equal access to education and equal protection of the laws, obtained his General Education Diploma in August 2009, the year of his graduating class, far-exceeding the 410 minimum score for each subject and 2250 minimum total score required to obtain the diploma. A female illusionist, also known as “America’s Sweetheart” Ms. Anita Waistline, he is currently performing at Buffalo’s newest night club and entertainment complex, Illusions.
Mangus, who proceeded pro se on these matters, was advised by high-profile Chicago attorney Jay Paul Deratany and his associate Nathan Polum. Deratany is a personal injury lawyer who has won some of the highest settlements for his clients in Cook County history. He is also playwright of "Haram Iran", a globally renowned human rights play, depicting the struggles of gays in modern day Tehran.
Mangus maintains that a fair contextual reading of the case and supporting evidence compels a contrary conclusion. The apparent rationale of the Courts appears to be that Respondents New York State Office of Children and Family Services and Niagara County Department of Social Services need not comply with laws governing matters of child neglect, she said.
Michael, who Mangus alleges was denied his most basic right to equal access to education and equal protection of the laws, obtained his General Education Diploma in August 2009, the year of his graduating class, far-exceeding the 410 minimum score for each subject and 2250 minimum total score required to obtain the diploma. A female illusionist, also known as “America’s Sweetheart” Ms. Anita Waistline, he is currently performing at Buffalo’s newest night club and entertainment complex, Illusions.
Mangus, who proceeded pro se on these matters, was advised by high-profile Chicago attorney Jay Paul Deratany and his associate Nathan Polum. Deratany is a personal injury lawyer who has won some of the highest settlements for his clients in Cook County history. He is also playwright of "Haram Iran", a globally renowned human rights play, depicting the struggles of gays in modern day Tehran.
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