▁had ▁a ▁studio ▁at ▁Butler ' s ▁Wh arf , ▁London , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Jar man ▁was ▁out sp oken ▁about ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁his ▁public ▁fight ▁for ▁gay ▁rights , ▁and ▁his ▁personal ▁struggle ▁with ▁A ID S . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Jar man ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁as ▁H IV ▁positive ▁and ▁discussed ▁his ▁condition ▁in ▁public . ▁His ▁ill ness ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Pro spect ▁C ott age , ▁D ungen ess ▁in ▁Kent , ▁near ▁the ▁nuclear ▁power ▁station . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁an ▁A ID S - related ▁ill ness ▁in ▁London , ▁aged ▁ 5 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁at he ist . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁gra vey ard ▁at ▁St ▁Clement ' s ▁Church , ▁Old ▁Rom ney , ▁Kent . ▁ ▁A ▁blue ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁Jar man ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁Butler ' s ▁Wh arf ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Jar man ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Films ▁Jar man ' s ▁first ▁films ▁were ▁experimental ▁Super ▁ 8 mm ▁short s , ▁a ▁form ▁he ▁never ▁entirely ▁abandoned , ▁and ▁later ▁developed ▁further ▁in ▁his ▁films ▁Im ag ining ▁October ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁The ▁Angel ic ▁Con vers ation ▁(