He rapidly became one of the leading activists co-founding People With AIDS San Francisco in 1982 and then , the following year , with HIV men from across the U.S. , he co-wrote the Denver Principles , the defining manifesto of the People With AIDS Self-Empowerment Movement . Appearing on the cover of '' Newsweek '' and being interviewed on national news reports , Campbell raised the national profile of the AIDS crisis among heterosexuals and provided a recognizable face of the epidemic for affected communities . He also lobbied Margaret Heckler , Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Reagan administration over both practical issues and stigmatising medical practices affecting people with AIDS . He also continued to campaign for LGBT rights , speaking outside the 1984 Democratic National Convention a month before his death from cryptosporidiosis
1984 Democratic National Convention
1984 Democratic National Convention
Bobbi Campbell