Brooklyn! Brooklyn is a pretty rad place, I hear. They’ve got that bridge situation going on, Coney Island is in Brooklyn, a bunch of Autostraddle staff members live there, but MOST RELEVANT TO THIS ARTICLE, Brooklyn is becoming a hotspot for queer women who make music, including newly out musician Jenny Owen Youngs and a bunch of her pals! Yeah! So in honor of Jenny Owen Youngs Day, here is a playlist of upbeat songs by queer women who are based out of Brooklyn. Onward, gaywads!

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Brooklyn-Based Queer Musicians With A Lot Of (Upbeat) Feelings

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Pirates – Jenny Owen Youngs

Brooklyn – Mal Blum

Didn’t I Tell You – Toshi Reagon

Making It Up – Allison Weiss

Scarface – Hunter Valentine

Give Me What You’ve Got – The Shondes

All That I’ve Got – Mitten

You’ve Changed (feat. Sia) – Lauren Flax

Do You Remember The Morning – Kid in the Attic

Yesterday – Celisse Henderson

Lose Myself (Acoustic) – I Am Lightyear

Feelin’ Good – Meshell Ndegeocello

Get Ready – Lady

Anglerfish – Hailey Wojick

Voice On Tape (feat. Regina Spektor) – Jenny Owen Youngs

Want to suggest a playlist theme? Hit up Crystal on Formspring and someone from the team might make it for you.