• Eden Knight’s death highlights the ongoing struggles transgender people face in countries with severe repression, such as Saudi Arabia.
  • Eden Knight, a 23-year-old transgender woman from Saudi Arabia living in the United States, is feared to have committed suicide after being forced into detransition by her family.
  • Knight realized that she was completely dependent on the lawyer and could easily be found if she ran away.
  • Knight’s relatives confirmed her death on a Twitter account, which has since been made private.
  • The LGBTQ+ community was deeply saddened by the suicide of transgender woman Eden Knight, and many social media users called for justice with the hashtag #JusticeForEden.

Eden Knight’s death highlights the ongoing struggles transgender people face in countries with severe repression, such as Saudi Arabia.

Eden Knight, a 23-year-old transgender woman from Saudi Arabia living in the United States, is feared to have committed suicide after being forced into detransition by her family.

In a planned Twitter post, Knight accused her family of hiring “fixers” and a lawyer in Washington DC to send her back to Saudi Arabia, where transgender people face severe repression.

She claimed she was denied access to her hormone medication and pressured to stop taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and live as a man.

Knight’s friends have not heard from her for a day and a half and believe she has died.

Knight first attended an American high school and then an international school in Riyadh before studying computer science at George Mason University.

She was awarded an international scholarship that ran out before she could graduate, causing her visa to expire.

Because of her trans identity, she feared being sent back to Saudi Arabia and hoped to seek asylum in the US.

In 2022, she started HRT, which improved her mental health, and became active in LGBT+ and left-wing circles on American social media.

In August, Knight was reportedly approached by two Americans who offered to resolve her differences with her parents, whom she described as “strictly conservative Muslims.”

The fixers introduced her to a Saudi lawyer who provided her with food and shelter while pressuring her to stop HRT and live as a man.

Knight realized that she was completely dependent on the lawyer and could easily be found if she ran away.

She flew back to Saudi Arabia, where her parents regularly searched her belongings and electronic devices, calling her a “failure” and an “abomination.” She tried to keep taking HRT by hiding her drugs, but was found out twice.

In her last message, Knight expressed her desire to be a leader for people like her, but she realized it wasn’t meant to be. She hoped for trans rights worldwide and said goodbye.

Her partner, known as Parker on Twitter, mourned her loss and vowed to carry her with him for the rest of his life.

She stated, “I wanted to be a leader for people like me, but that was not written to happen. I hope the world gets better for us. I hope our people grow old. I hope we see our children grow up to fight for us. I hope for trans rights worldwide.”

Knight’s relatives confirmed her death on a Twitter account, which has since been made private.

The LGBTQ+ community was deeply saddened by the suicide of transgender woman Eden Knight, and many social media users called for justice with the hashtag #JusticeForEden.

It also illustrates the importance of protecting the rights and freedoms of marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ individuals, and providing support and resources to those who are struggling.

The loss of Eden Knight is a tragedy not to be forgotten, and her memory should serve as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.