Sharon Gless embraces her fans (literally) — and always shows up. (Image via head shot)

On Sunday, August 18, the Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco) will be the setting for Help Is on the Way 25, a concert and gala that celebrates Broadway while raising money for HIV/AIDS and hunger programs.

The evening will see 95-year-old Carole Cook receive a lifetime achievement award, and features appearances by the San Francisco cast of Hamilton, Kimberley Locke, Constantine Maroulis, Sam Harris, Bruce Vilanch and more, with a duet by Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly as one of the main attractions.

Cagney & Lacey's Contributions to LGBTQ TV Representation: HERE!

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Gless, whose legacy includes the iconic shows Cagney & Lacey and Queer as Folk, was kind enough to speak with me in advance of the show, presented by the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation, and to break a little news on the likelihood of a Queer as Folk reboot ...

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Gay San Francisco is a documentary shot over five years, from 1965-1970, by Jonathan Raymond that was digitized within the past couple of years.

Previously thought lost, it contains incredible, off-the-cuff interviews with gay men, lesbians and trans women living in the Bay Area, who talk about the area's relative lack of harassment, and other issues relating to being queer an incredible 50-plus years ago.

It also contains footage of actual gay cruising, gay fashion trends, a leather bar, a nude beach, a hilarious show inside the On the Levee, and shots of gay pulps and beefcake mags as they were sold.

There is also a passage in the narration CLEARLY cribbed from The Boys in the Band.

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