Douglas Gabriel Rotello (born 9 February 1953) is an American musician, writer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He created New York’s Downtown Divas revues in the 80s, was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of OutWeek Magazine, became the first openly gay columnist at a major American newspaper, New York Newsday, and authored the book Sexual Ecology. He now makes documentaries for HBO, The History Channel and other networks.