Rafi Daugherty

Rafi Daugherty was born in Colorado and raised in Missouri. He moved to New York in 2003, came out as queer in 2004, and trans in 2007. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelors from Hunter College with a major in psychology and a minor in sociology. He received a masters from Tel Aviv University in Crisis and Trauma Studies. While in school, Rafi worked with individuals with development disabilities and homeless New York City youth. He has been a teacher for Limmud NY and Nehirim about transgender issues. He is happy to be part of Keshet’s Denver office and to help strengthen LGBTQ Jewish life in Colorado.


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Articles by Rafi Daugherty

Just a Seahorse Abba on Father’s Day

 From my earliest memories, I wanted to have children. I even had dreams and daydreams about finding abandoned babies in ...

A Personal Message about Transgender Day of Remembrance

When I was growing up, as a little girl in the Orthodox Jewish community, I would stare longingly over the ...

My Jewish Transgender Journey

We know that this post is much longer than our usual posts. We do hope you’ll stick with it to ...

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