J. D. Disalvatore

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J. D. Disalvatore
Born
Julie Disalvatore

(1966-03-05)March 5, 1966
DiedAugust 24, 2017(2017-08-24) (aged 51)
OccupationFilm director
Known forShelter

Julie "J. D." Disalvatore (March 5, 1966 – August 24, 2017) was an American LGBT film and television producer/director and gay rights activist. She was openly lesbian.[1][2]

Career

Disalvatore's credits include the award-winning

here!
online in addition to her daily blog on Gay and Lesbian entertainment.

Disalvatore was also the Festival Manager at

here! networks.[citation needed] 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.[11] She was a mentor with The Point Foundation.[12]

Death

Disalvatore died of breast cancer at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 51.[13]

Awards and honors

Disalvatore won a

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center's An Evening With Women with a LACE (Lesbians and bisexual women Active in Community Empowerment) Award for her work in the community,[15]
and was featured in Go Magazine's "100 Women We Love".

See also

References

  1. The Advocate. Archived from the original
    on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  2. ^
    The Advocate
    . Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  3. ^ "A Marine Story Official Web Site and Production Blog". A Marine Story. 2009-01-10.
  4. ^ "Films — A Marine Story". Frameline Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  5. ^ "Gay Propaganda Available at Amazon.com". Amazon.com. 2005-09-10.
  6. ^ Disalvatore, JD (2009-12-14). "The Smoking Cocktail Holiday Party". The Smoking Cocktail. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  7. Curve Magazine. Archived from the original
    on 2012-10-22.
  8. ^ Paul ColichmanChief Executive Officer (2013-03-22). "Here Media, Planet Out". Planetout.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-01. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  9. ^ Kadlec, Meredith; Disalvatore, JD. "Miami Gay And Lesbian Film Festival 2004". QTMagazine. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Disalvatore, JD; Kadlec, Meredith. "here! @ Sundance". POWER UP. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "JD Disalvatore, Board Chair". Frontiersfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  12. ^ "Meet Mentor Pair Brennan & JD". Pointfoundation.wordpress.com. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  13. ^ Cohen, Howard (August 28, 2017). "Director JD Disalvatore, a valiant voice for the LGBT community, dies at 51". Miami Herald.
  14. ISSN 0018-3660
    .
  15. on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2009-12-31.

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