Leuraine Lee and Lenette Lee they was Half Brothers become Half Sister. They was known as Lee Brothers. They received medical support from the University of Minnesota and Lauraine had SRS age 26 whilst Lenette followed six months later in 1969, soon after her 21st birthday. Given the early date, they are probably among the first thousand American Post-SRS women. half-sisters Lauraine Lee and Lenette Lee had an unexpected problem when a reporter from a small local newspaper knocked on their door after noticing a minor court procedure changing their names - from Cary and Burt. Born brothers, the two sisters had mutually decided that they were female and transitioned to live full-time as women. A comprehensive article in the Aberdeen South Dakota Daily News is the fact that both siblings suffered terribly from their surgeries, with Lauraine reportedly requiring 8 additional surgeries to correct problems after SRS.