Aids dont die of ignorance was a public health campaign begun in 1986 by the british government in response to the rise of hiv aids in the united kingdom the government believed that millions of people could become infected and a leaflet was sent to every home in the uk. Dont die of ignorance this epidemic took place at the height of margaret thatchers premiership which was rooted in the importance of the heterosexual nuclear family that meant the rising numbers of people infected with hiv and subsequently dying of aids resulted in a collision between scientific advice and the prime ministers own political ambitions norman fowler serving as . Dont die of ignorance remembering the aids crisis by admin feb 24 2021 blog storytelling has long been part of the fight for lgbt rights around the world the horrors endured by previous generations serve as a powerful reminder of how hard fought these wins have been none more so than the struggle against hiv russell t davies beautifully written and emotionally . If you ignore aids itll be the death of you so dont die of ignorance aids monolith 1987 there was also another aids advert different to the one we see in its a sin