Editing Michelle Josef (section)

{{Short description|Canadian musician and transgender activist}}
'''Michelle Josef''' (born March 21, 1953), formerly '''Bohdan Hluszko''',<!-- NOTE: The former name of a transgender person is ''not'' removed from the article if they were already an established and notable public figure under that name ''before'' transitioning. --> is a Canadian musician and [[transgender]] activist.<ref>Wallace, James (November 20, 2004). "Gender game: Ontario Liberals reneg on health-care promise", ''[[Toronto Star]]'', p. B10.</ref>

Under her former name, Josef was already established as one of Canada's leading session [[drummer]]s, and has continued her career in music. She has appeared on albums by [[Prairie Oyster]],<ref name=Gill>Gill, Alexandra (December 4, 1998). "Transsexual bangs the drum loudly in tiff with Prairie Oyster", ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', p. C9.</ref> [[Doug Sahm]], [[Jo-El Sonnier]], [[Wild Strawberries (band)|Wild Strawberries]], [[Sylvia Tyson]], [[Long John Baldry]], [[Scott B. Sympathy]],<ref>"Unfinished Sympathy". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', February 13, 1999.</ref> [[Big Rude Jake]], [[Sharon, Lois and Bram]], and David Wilcox. She is a member of Canadian roots super group Hey Stella!

In 1998, she received a [[Canadian Country Music Award]] for drummer of the year.<ref name=Gill />