Diane "Dee" Mosbacher was born on 1949 and is an American filmmaker, lesbian feminist activist, and practicing psychiatrist.
11 Facts About Dee Mosbacher
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Dee Mosbacher would have used mine but he's not a lesbian.
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Dee Mosbacher earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pitzer College in Claremont, California, a doctorate in social psychology from Union Graduate School, and a medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine.
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Dee Mosbacher became a women's health activist in college and began directing documentary films as a student at Baylor College and as a resident at Harvard Medical School.
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Dee Mosbacher's films focused on discrimination against lesbian and gay physicians and patients, and she wrote many articles about gay and lesbian patients for the academic and medical community.
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In 1992, Dee Mosbacher founded the non-profit production company Woman Vision to counteract the media campaign on LGBT issues conducted by the Republican Party, which was the focus of the 1992 Republican National Convention.
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In 1995, Dee Mosbacher co-directed and co-produced Straight From the Heart, a documentary that explored relationships between heterosexual parents and their adult lesbian and gay children.
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In 2009, Dee Mosbacher co-directed and co-produced with Fawn Yacker the documentary film Training Rules, an hour-long movie about Rene Portland, a women's basketball coach from Penn State University.
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From 1994 to 2002, Dee Mosbacher served on the Pitzer College Board of Trustees.
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In 1991, Dee Mosbacher was the first Pitzer College graduate to deliver a commencement address at her alma mater.
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Dee Mosbacher is married to Nanette Gartrell, a researcher, psychiatrist, and author.