Julie "J. D." Disalvatore (March 5, 1966 – August 24, 2017) was an American LGBT film and television producer/director and gay rights activist.
[1][2] Disalvatore's credits include the award-winning Shelter (2007),[2] Eating Out 2 (2006), A Marine Story (2010)[3][4] Gay Propaganda and[5] Elena Undone.
She had also produced panels on LGBT film for Outfest, Power UP and the Writers Guild of America.
[12] Disalvatore died of breast cancer at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 51.
[13] Disalvatore won a GLAAD Media Award for Shelter, for best feature film in limited release.