Kansas City Collective Of Trans Women Seeks To Reclaim Queer History Of Electronic Music

These days electronic music is most strongly associated with straight, cisgender artists such as The Chainsmokers and Skrillex. But decades ago, some of the form's forefathers got their start at discos, which became places where gay, black, queer and trans people could gather and socialize and dance, says Kansas City musician Zoey Shopmaker. Emerging from that scene were black DJs such as Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles, known as the “Godfather of House Music.”