By Winnie McCroy

Cagebirds Productions presents the Uncaged Film Festival, featuring shorts films that affirm the Black queer experience. 6-9 p.m. at Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC. $5. capitalpride.org/events/uncaged-film-festival March 4

Comedian, actor, and writer Judy Gold brings her fury over silencing comedians to the forefront in her new show (based on her recent book) Yes, I Can Say That. Gold takes to the stage “to tell the fascists and crybabies to shove their hate and political correctness up their respective asses.” Co-written with Eddie Sarfaty, directed by BD Wong, and presented by Primary Stages, the evening promises to be full of laughs and a tribute to free speech. Through April 16 at 59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., NYC. $60-125. 59e59.org. Opens March 4

Join the fun at NYC's most inclusive Saint Patrick's Day Celebration, The St. Pats for All Parade. First held in 2000, this parade, which always welcomed the LGBTQ+ community, cherishes and celebrates an inclusive St. Patrick's season. Kicks off at noon at 43rd Street and Skillman Ave. In Woodside, NY. Free. stpatsforall.org. March 5

Comedians and besties McKenzie Goodwin and Rachel Scanlon host Two Dykes and A Mic, a raunchy and hilarious queer show that will have your body rocking with laughter and sexual tension. Enjoy “Gay News,” relationship advice with “Ask a Dyke,” dating horror stories with weekly “Bumble Fumbles,” and fan favorite segments like “What’s Gayer” and “Who Tops Who.” 8 p.m. at City Winery, 25 11th Ave at 15th St., NYC. $25-30. citywinery.com March 8

Mx. Justin V. Bond returns to the stage with a play list for Julie London’s imagined, unrecorded record—a follow up to her under-played, and under-appreciated 1968 pop album “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,” now titled London Calling. Through March 17 at Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St. at Astor Place, NYC. $55 plus two-drink minimum. Publictheater.org. Opens March 8

Enjoy four days of sunshine and events when Urban Bear and Eagle Wilton Manors Presents Bears in the Alley: A Tropical Bear Weekend, featuring pool parties, dance parties, a street fair, and a beach party, plus more. Catch special guest Drag Race star Ginger Minj. Through March 12 in Fort Lauderdale. $109-239. Bearsinthealley.com. March 9

The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art opens Images on Which to Build, 1970s-1990s, a photographic exhibition from the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati. Curator Ariel Goldberg explores the intersection of activism, education, and media production in grassroots movements from various parts of the world. Featured artists and collectives include: Diana Solís, Joan E. Biren (JEB), Lola Flash, the Lesbian Herstory Archives, ART+Positive and the Sexual Minorities Archives, among others. The final video of JEB’s The Dyke Show will be shown. Through July 30. Opening reception from 6-8 p.m. on March 9 at Leslie Lohman Museum, 26 Wooster St., NYC. $10 suggested donation. leslielohman.org. Opens March 10

Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Celebration Theatre Honors Del Shores With the 2023 Chuck Rowland Pioneer. Icon of queer playwrighting Del Shores of Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies is honored at this fundraiser for the Del Shores Foundation, supporting our work in finding and elevating new LGBTQ+ writers in the South. Celebrity appearances by Peter Paige, Beverly D'Angelo, Dale Dickey, Emerson Collins, plus a special video message from Whoopi Goldberg. 2-4 p.m. at Renberg Theatre at the LA LGBT Center, 1125 N McCadden Pl., Los Angeles. $49-99. celebrationtheatre.org/honors March 11.

Lisa Stephen Friday stages a daring, new, one-woman rock musical, Trans Am, featuring the music of Lisa Jackson & Girl Friday. It's a touching, funny, rock-your-face-off look at a transgender woman's very human experience. 9:30 p.m. at Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St. at Astor Place, NYC. $20 plus two-drink minimum. publictheater.org March 11.

Jenn Renoe, Serena Dainari, and Rey Resendez move the conversation in Trans 201: Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms, looking beyond entry-level topics. 4-5 p.m. Part of SXSW at the Austin Convention Center, Room 9C, 500 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX. sxsw.com March 15

Frigid New York and Manhattan Theatre Source present the 2023 EstroGeniusFestival: BAN(NED) TOGETHER, a festival celebrating femme artists. This longest running festival of its kind is a powerful platform for femme, trans, female, and non-binary voices. Through April 2 at assorted venues in NYC. $20 sliding scale. www.frigid.nyc Opens March 18

The National Black Theatre and Public Theater stage Fat Ham, playwright James Ijames backyard barbecue version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Here, the prince of Denmark—reimagined as big, Black, and queer—is called upon by his father’s ghost to avenge his death. Through June 25 at American Airlines Theater, 227 W. 42nd St., NYC. fathambroadway.com. Opens March 21

Catch the Los Angeles staging of the 34th GLAAD Media Awards to recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ+ community and the issues that affect their lives, at The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. $500. March 30

Out at CHM: Trans Joy and Chicago’s Transgender Community looks at the unprecedented increase in anti-trans legislation, especially targeting youth. Join a panel discussion featuring Avi Bowie, Bonsai Bermúdez, and more. $15-20. 9 p.m. at Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago. Chicagohistory.org March 31 Q

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