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Ohio Joe

(21,758 posts)
Thu Mar 23, 2023, 12:55 PM Mar 2023

Trans flight attendant made famous in United ad dies in apparent suicide

Kayleight Scott, a transgender United Airlines flight attendant who was previously featured in a company video for Trans Day of Visibility, was found dead in her Denver apartment in an apparent suicide.

The Denver Police Department told the Los Angeles Blade an investigation is still ongoing, and a final determination as to the cause of death will be made by the Denver Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police were reportedly alerted when Ms Scott’s followers on social media saw her posting potential references to suicide.

“I was up all night and out of nowhere I saw a post by Kayleigh Scott with her last goodbyes on this earth,” one person familiar with the posts told LGBTQ Nation. “Many of us, just like myself, who couldn’t sleep, jumped on it right away. All night I tried to reach out, called, texted, messaged her family on [Facebook], as did others. Finally someone was able to send the police for a wellness check, unfortunately it was too late.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trans-flight-attendant-made-famous-in-united-ad-dies-in-apparent-suicide/ar-AA18ZkdK?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=51c876d3a2004a02a67f0a47fee0b0b9&ei=18

This is one of the results of right wing hate... And if they can't outright murder, they are fine with this.

RIP

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Trans flight attendant made famous in United ad dies in apparent suicide (Original Post) Ohio Joe Mar 2023 OP
How horrible. I hate this world sometimes. nolabear Mar 2023 #1
so sad. BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #2
this sounds like a murder reymega life Mar 2023 #3
Yes. transphobic (RW-largely) murder hlthe2b Mar 2023 #4
Sounds like it was a combination of different things Raine Mar 2023 #5
I'm glad Rush Limbaugh isn't around to laugh about this on his show. Midnight Writer Mar 2023 #6

nolabear

(41,987 posts)
1. How horrible. I hate this world sometimes.
Thu Mar 23, 2023, 12:59 PM
Mar 2023

It’s so easy to just let people be. The sickness we have as a society is killing off some of our best people.

hlthe2b

(102,294 posts)
4. Yes. transphobic (RW-largely) murder
Thu Mar 23, 2023, 01:06 PM
Mar 2023

Tragic... Truly, especially since I believe Denver to be a pretty accepting locale... But, impossible to ignore the rest of the world.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
5. Sounds like it was a combination of different things
Thu Mar 23, 2023, 01:08 PM
Mar 2023

long time depression, a job that had no meaning, financial problems etc according to the article.

Midnight Writer

(21,768 posts)
6. I'm glad Rush Limbaugh isn't around to laugh about this on his show.
Thu Mar 23, 2023, 01:58 PM
Mar 2023

But there are plenty of RW Hate Talkers who will pick up the slack.

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