Andreana Josphine Saputo was born January 19th, 1993 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Andreana was also born as Anthony Joseph Saputo. When Anthony was young, he was always the one to play with Barbie’s and invite girls over for sleepovers. In 5th grade, Anthony started wearing lip-gloss and more feminine attire. He realized that he was more feminine than his friends and he was attracted to guys instead of girls. Anthony’s parents held him back a year, because the guys in his class were horrible. The guys would make fun of him and call him names because of the way Anthony dressed and acted. Anthony would come home after school everyday crying because his friends were no longer his friends. He also cried because he was confused about what was happening, it realized it was not normal to like guys. Throughout high school, Anthony began to accept himself, but there was always a part of him that he kept hidden. The guys accepted Anthony, even though deep down they were uncomfortable that Anthony might hit on them. Anthony was accepted into his dream college, Michigan State University. He knew that he could start over and be who he really is, …show more content…
Andreana was discriminated against all her life. The first major event that Andreana witnessed was when she was in 5th grade. Andreana was discriminated against when she wore lip-gloss and feminine clothes. The 5th grade guys stopped hanging out with her and started being rude and calling her names. Andreana was discriminated against because she chose to be different that the normal 5th grade guys. The guys could have still accepted her, but they made a huge deal about it. The guys were not used to seeing a guy dressed like a girl, but it did not give them the right to bully her. They were discriminating against girls who dressed like guys. This is how a lot of people are now in the United States, it is alright for girls to dress like guys, but when a guy dresses like a girl it is not alright at