#HerNameWasEden

[elierlick]

CW: trans death

I don’t usually post about losing our trans siblings but Eden Knight, a popular Twitter user, is being ignored by media. Her story seriously deserves more coverage. Eden was a young Saudi trans woman living in the U.S. until yesterday. Her family hired a popular Heritage Foundation-backed “fixer,” Michael Pocalyko, who arranged for her to undergo forced detransitioning. His associates trapped her in D.C. through financial coercion and threatened her with her undocumented status. She couldn’t take it anymore after a month of this treatment. She left a heartbreaking note that has been shared on Twitter thousands of times. The popular phrase “death before detransition” isn’t an exaggeration.

Not only was Eden influential in her own right but her story shows how the broader landscape of anti-trans fundamentalist organizing reaches across borders, religions, and ideologies. If you’re in media, please consider writing about her story. Her family has now confirmed all of it. Her family just confirmed everything. Unlike many posthumous trans narratives, she left us with information about exactly who/what killed her and how it happened. I’ve been in touch with her partner, who is as shocked about this information as we are. This dehumanizing treatment needs to end immediately. We are using #JusticeForEden and #HerNameWasEden for more information.

Update: Eden’s friends have compiled everything about her abduction in one place.

[fiapple]

MAJOR TW: this article discusses the suicide of Eden Knight.

[mushroomrealestate]

Don’t even know what to say. Just here to boost. Rest in peace Eden.

[translate-cn]

旅美跨性别网红伊登·奈特被家人安排强制带回沙特，接受“扭转治疗”。 “扭转治疗”通过伤害性少数的身心健康，来试图将性少数变成顺性别异性恋。“扭转治疗”不仅无效，还会极大地加剧性少数群体抑郁和自杀的风险，是一种极不人道的虐待行为。 一个月后，伊登·奈特自杀身亡。 请使用#JusticeForEden#（为伊登伸冤）和#HerNameWasEden#（她叫伊登）标签，呼吁大家关注这件事情。 【网评】这就是恐跨人口中的“应该为跨性别者提供性别肯定治疗以外的措施”。 source