Activist Archives: Virginia Apuzzo By Lulu Andersen Apuzzo being arrested outside the White House in a 1987 protest against Reagan’s AIDS policy. The Times Herald cover page shows Apuzzo in front of the White House with the title “She Runs the White House.” Black and white photo of Apuzzo speaking. Captioned, “Virginia Apuzzo, the highest ranking openly gay government official ever.” Color photo of Apuzzo speaking from a podium. Apuzzo leans against a railing, smiling and looking off to her right. The front page of a 1984 report by Apuzzo reads, “The Pshycosocial Impact of AIDS Upon the Gay Community.” A photocopy of Mark Senak’s article, “Ban AIDS Blood Tests,” with a political cartoon by Janusz Kapusta.