<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Leon Acord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official Site for Actor & Writer Leon Acord]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:53:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.leonacord.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Read: The Final Film Studio?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Warner Bros./Paramount Merger is Bad for Hollywood, Audiences &#38; America]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/read-the-final-film-studio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2b364c16a9a8229e02d20c</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[show business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Post-Pandemic Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Republican Disgrace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fascist Donald Trump]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_b8db2cb5d8e14915a10e5f7da209c87e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_914,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Leon on The Gaily Show w/John Parker]]></title><description><![CDATA[I join Jon Parker on Minneapolis' daily queer news &#38; arts radio show/podcast The Gaily Show]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/listen-leon-on-gaily-show</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25def67af0f73356965c1a</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[show business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Talk Shows]]></category><category><![CDATA[interview]]></category><category><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ Pride]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[theatre]]></category><category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:30:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_915c1d14cb8744e3af58d2bbe233c4d2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ: (Student) Film Star]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve had acting opportunities in student films that I’ll never see in a “real” show.]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/life-as-a-student-film-star</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f7e5835caf4ed272b8acae</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[show business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Old Dogs & New Tricks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_ebb242ad4d3d4273803a374fd2d65638~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ: Why Must We Have the Screens?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We now live in a society that cannot look at a bare flat surface without thinking, "We should put a TV there!”]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/read-why-must-we-have-the-screens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dc2d3475afb0779a75cc88</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Post-Pandemic Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[essay]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:03:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_66018ecb997845c9b271cbf886acaf65~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_768,h_432,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ON SET: The Weirdest Movie I've Ever Made!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Show biz! One day you're shooting on Malibu's beaches; the next, you're shivering half nude in a 4-inch pit of goo!]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/on-set-weirdest-movie-ever</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cfe13f462bc80100bf369c</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[show business]]></category><category><![CDATA[behind the scenes]]></category><category><![CDATA[on set]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:26:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_c82a0ae8430c4b3bb57ca08fb3f49b09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ: My Favorite Words Are a Survival Kit]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the hell do I work all of those into a single piece?]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/my-favorite-words-are-a-hostile-work-environment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699b7dd9b89ac23fa77de978</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Obsessions]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[essay]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:17:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_249040a03c4d4753a1d0f496a0bd724c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ: The Living First Amendment]]></title><description><![CDATA[My version of the First Amendment, dumbed down for the GOP.]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/living-first-amendment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6977cac0c8e4035bf2b93b2f</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Republican Disgrace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fascist Donald Trump]]></category><category><![CDATA[Election 2024]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_0d10b58375a64031ae26180818df64fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ: Murders as Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump didn’t just degrade politics. He is degrading us.]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/murder-as-content</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6978f71f67f9308d2971514a</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Republican Disgrace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fascist Donald Trump]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_d64372dc14704e56aea92dcf1925e955~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: 1 little paragraph. 5 big freedoms.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The First Amendment of the American Constitution, as read by the cast of Old Dogs &#38; New Tricks]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/1-little-paragraph-5-big-freedoms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29bb142a057aa1c77c05b3</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fascist Donald Trump]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_ff967b9bbb2c4974adbb89e299cc3a92~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ: Say Her Name: Renee Nicole Good]]></title><description><![CDATA[You saw the videos. Don't believe their lies.]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/say-her-name-renee-nicole-good</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69653a7af1ba376a5bbca982</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Republican Disgrace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fascist Donald Trump]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:40:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_a5201597bb6c4006aecf064aeb59f0f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonder Woman is a Thesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[She stands there, hands on hip, staring forward, unflinching, quietly saying: 'Oh no. We can do better!']]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/wonder-woman-is-a-thesis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695da13998add1bc1581d584</guid><category><![CDATA[Obsessions]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wonder Woman]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:31:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_f768a93dbbcc43b0bf9280e9799a8958~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ: Jane Fonda Made Me Do It!*]]></title><description><![CDATA[*Or, Why I'm Returning to Facebook]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/fonda-made-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6951e334a485256111538adf</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fascist Donald Trump]]></category><category><![CDATA[Election 2024]]></category><category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:03:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_c9d0d7fb4534457eacde47d1e5eb4b3b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['Merry Crispmas' by Olga Bourlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read my friend Olga Bourlin's wonderful tribute to our mutual idol, Mr. Quentin Crisp, born December 25, 1908!]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/merry-crispmas-by-olga-bourlin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694db17be596739bb3399aad</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gay History]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_3bf86fd442cc46efa71d779320fd0685~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_971,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Fall in Love with Xmas ... Again ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the Christmas Spirit has all the symptoms of falling in love]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/love-xmas-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693cfaba8414bca1e7bddc92</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:45:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_d1eb8000ae1d47acaaa8012614ba0c48~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spend Day of the Dead in 'Our Cemetery']]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm thrilled to spend the Day of the Dead (and beyond) back "on the boards" in my best stage role since Quentin Crisp!]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/our-cemetery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ec29cbfa847213f6c3129c</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[show business]]></category><category><![CDATA[theatre]]></category><category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 22:29:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_ac9b08464568451fb277f8ffa196f1f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil War 2.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make no mistake. Shots have been fired. How Gavin Newsom is fighting fire with fire on two fronts.]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/civil-war-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a92e74689a6f23610b19cf</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Republican Disgrace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fascist Donald Trump]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:28:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_730c98ce99d343cca804f3da9279f25e~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Kings!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scenes from 2 of America's No Kings rallies in -- gasp! -- Los Angeles!]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/no-kings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684f5cba653508bea4ffe2c7</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Republican Disgrace]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Election 2024]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_91ce10df43304ec7a5312aaf5b68ec2d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Praise of Colman Domingo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Coleman Domingo's rise makes me very happy instead of very jealous]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/praise-colman-domingo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6834cf28b00ee36cfa21f9d3</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[show business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Obsessions]]></category><category><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ Pride]]></category><category><![CDATA[theatre]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oscars]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 02:03:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_fc90d6b0cb1846f9bd0bc78662f2736b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_970,h_546,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy birthday to me!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you to my friends &#38; the folks at Mastro's Beverly Hills-home of the perfect Sidecar!]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/happy-birthday-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68351a0e2c9701be8232005c</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 02:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_c58ebaa835554cdd974dd2cb62b43284~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_775,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Weekend, More Protests Against Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've gone to 2 more protests against Trump in 8 days--and I'm just getting started! Here's what to do to resist!]]></description><link>https://www.leonacord.com/post/more-protests-against-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682a6c910b7f5042f1df5f7e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 00:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b0fe2_26452f4dce434e51b92e5655411fa474~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_782,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>LeonAcord</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>