Julie "J. D." Disalvatore (March 5, 1966 – August 24, 2017) was an American

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film and television producer/director and gay rights activist. She was also an

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activist. She was openly lesbian.

Career

Disalvatore's credits include the award-winning ''

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'' (2007), '' Eating Out 2'' (2006), '' A Marine Story'' (2010) ''Gay Propaganda and'' ''

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''. In addition to producing

films, she had also written extensively about LGBT film for outlets including Clout,

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, GayWired.com, PlanetOut.com Gay.com, QTMagazine,

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and

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online in addition to her daily blog on Gay and Lesbian entertainment. Disalvatore was also the Festival Manager at ''

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'': The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, the largest film festival in Los Angeles. She had also produced panels on LGBT film for Outfest, Power UP and the

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. She also produced the queer entertainment news show HERE@ for the

networks. Disalvatore was on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, where she served a term as Vice President of the Board and was last President of the Board of Directors of the Frontiers Foundation. She was a mentor with The Point Foundation.

Death

Disalvatore died of breast cancer at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 51.

Awards and honors

Disalvatore won a GLAAD Media Award for ''

'', for best feature film in limited release. In 2009, Disalvatore was honored at the

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's An Evening With Women with a LACE (Lesbians and bisexual women Active in Community Empowerment) Award for her work in the community, and was featured in Go Magazine's "100 Women We Love".

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