Trans flight attendant's suicide note reveals tragic message trends now
The suicide note written by a trans flight attendant who fronted a United Airlines commercial campaign made a harrowing reference to her friend who also took her own life several years ago.
Kayleigh Scott, 25, was found dead at her home in Denver, Colorado, on Monday after sharing a message online which began: 'As I take my final breaths and exit this living earth, I would like to apologize to everyone I let down.'
The post ended with the words, 'Brianna, I'm coming'. The message was a reference to Kayleigh's friend Brianna Elizabeth Moore, who took her own life in February 2016 at the age of just 15.
Brianna, like Kayleigh, had struggled with depression and a moving fundraiser set up in her memory said 'she became suffocated with the pressures that life places on us all. Her young heart was filled with despair. Her young mind was clouded with pain.'
Relatives of Brianna launched the fundraiser shortly after her death to raise money for suicide prevention causes and in support of young people's mental health.
Tributes have been paid to Kayleigh Scott, 25, a trans flight attendant who fronted a United Airlines campaign, after she was found dead at her home in Denver, Colorado, on Monday
Kayleigh's final post ended with the note 'Brianna, I'm coming', in reference to her friend Brianna Moore (pictured) who took her own life in 2016, aged just 15
A post to Kayleigh's Instagram and Facebook pages hours before she died began: 'As I take my final breaths and exit this living earth, I would like to apologize to everyone I let down'
A tribute said: 'Brianna was beautiful, both in looks and in heart. She was brilliant and quick witted. She was kind and sweet, and she cared. Brianna cared. She cared about her family and friends.
'She also cared for anyone and everyone with whom she came in contact with. She was a listener, a helper and she was always willing to give advice and aid to those who needed it. She touched so many lives.'
The page added: 'Depression among young people is a real disease. Teenage suicide is a serious problem...
'This needs to end. We need to take this seriously and spread awareness. We must talk to the young people in our lives. We have to reach out to them and get them help if they need it.'
Kayleigh gained attention in 2020 after she appeared in a commercial to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility, which falls on March 31.
She talks about being 'embarrassed about being trans' and wanting to 'blend in' before she was 'able to break free from the chains
