Tj Leyden in Las Vegas, NV | Fontana High School

Tj Leyden

Male, 53 years old

Las Vegas, NV

From his youth, TJ Leyden was taught to fight, to hurt, and to hate. Cunningly brilliant and deceptively clean-cut, TJ found that life with the Skinheads was exactly what heâ€”and theyâ€”needed. Quickly rising to the top, TJ recruited members for the Skins, and in return he earned a name and a reputation as one of the most powerful men in the White Power Movement. With a skill for fanning the fires of hatred and an ability to elude the law, it seemed that nothing would stop TJâ€”that is, until he became a father.As his own children grew, so did TJs uncertainty about the cause hed endorsed for so long. One fact finally emerged from all the racist propaganda: white power wasnt about being white; it was simply about having someone to hate. And once he realized this truth, TJ knew his life could never be the same. Skinhead Confessions takes you on an unbelievable ride through a dark world of violence to one of openness and faith in the future. TJs honesty and courageâ€”even in the face of deathâ€”have inspired people across America to take action against gang violence and hate crimes.TJ with his wife Julie, founded StrHATE Talk Consulting in 2000, an organization that combats hate, bigotry, intolerance and discrimination through education. As you are aware, one of the most challenging messages to give people in todays world is the message of tolerance and racial understanding in America. From his unique perspective, TJ Leyden, a former neo-Nazi skinhead can take you on the tough but fulfilling journey from a world of hate into a world of hope. As a leading recruiter, organizer and propagandist for the white supremacist and neo-Nazi movement, Leyden spent 15 years promoting hate, bigotry and racism. After turning his back completely on the white power movement, Leyden worked for 5 Â½ years with the Task Force Against Hate at the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He was been a featured speaker at the Clinton White House Conference on Hate in Washington D.C. and was a major contributor to California Governor Gray Daviss report Governors Advisory Panel on Hate Groups. Leyden has trained members of the Pentagon, FBI, military, law enforcement, educators, and over 800,000 students. He has also worked with the Department of Justice and other District Attorneys offices on a hate crimes cases, where all defendants have been found guilty. TJ has in recently done some consulting work for Television, movie and documentaries and was a Technical Advisor for the hit TV show Son Of Anarchy season 2 on FX. read more ...