Position at the T-House: Hostess T-Huis Café and T-Huis Support Cafe
Pronouns: She/Her
Languages: Spanish, English, Dutch
Leslie is a natural born hostess and is present very often. She frequently spoils the visitors with delicious food, which makes it increasingly busy, but also more homelike.
Leslie finds the T-Huis very important and relevant for the transgender community, especially for those who are new to the Netherlands. She knows from her own experience and from many newcomers, that the first thing trans people who come to the Netherlands do, is look for their community. People who look like them and with whom they can identify, among other things partly because of similar experiences.
The T-Huis brings everything together for a group of people who are so often negatively portrayed by cisgender people. She is therefore very proud that she is part of the volunteer group that makes this possible at all.
Together we provide a home away from home, harmony and conviviality, but there is also room to talk about less pleasant experiences, so that they can be processed together.