A conjoined twin revealed he kept his true gender a secret from his sister for the majority of his life.
Lori and George Schappell, born in Pennsylvania in 1961, had partially-fused skulls and shared 30 per cent of their brains.
The siblings passed away aged 62 in April 2024 – defying doctors’ estimations that they wouldn’t live beyond the age of 30.
When the pair were first born, medical science was not advanced enough to separate the craniopagus twins.
But even when separation became theoretically possible – as their brains were not fused – the twins were adamant about staying together.
The twins spent their lives facing in opposite directions, with Lori working in the hospital industry while George pursued a successful singing career.
Yet, despite being attached at the head and sharing part of their brain, George had harboured a secret from his sister for most of their lives.
George, formerly Dori, was assigned female at birth and later came out as a transgender man in 2007.
Lori (left) and George (right) Schappell, born in Pennsylvania in 1961, passed away aged 62 in April 2024, earning them the title of the oldest conjoined twins to have ever lived
George, formerly Dori, was assigned female at birth and later came out as a transgender man in 2007 (stock image)
