As you may know, i recently celebrated the release of Deceptive Attraction, the third book in my Genetic Attraction series (though you don’t have to read the other books to enjoy this one). Deceptive Attraction is a M/M/F ménage and it has some real gender-bending aspects. In fact, the books early title was Androgynous Dreams. In the story, my hero, Caleb, a rising young soccer star, has a hot encounter with a man who is as beautiful as a girl. The gorgeous Elijah has golden Shirley Temple curls, pink cheeks and a cupid mouth though he has a lean masculine body. (Above you can see a model who served as an example of Eli for me). Then Cal meets a tomboy who attracts him powerfully even though he’s gay. Together, these two gender-benders rock his world and join him in a story in which nothing is quite what it seems.
As you may know, I am fascinated by androgyny. Many of my characters have androgynous qualities like the supermodel, Roan Black, in The Scientist and the Supermodel or Trelain Medveyev in Golden Dancer. While I can appreciate a good alpha-male as much as the next girl, these gender-benders seem to embody the power of both sexes and, like the characters in yaoi, appeal to everyone. Did you see the film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo or its sequel? The actress, Noomi Rapace, captivated with her powerful androgynous beauty and manner. The fascinating Tilda Swinton starred in Orlando in which she turns from a man to a woman without batting an eyelash and we believe it completely. We can’t take out eyes from their gender-bending faces. 
Probably the ultimate in androgyny is the model Andrej Pejic. This 6’2” young man walks in both male and female fashion shows. In the women’s show, he doesn’t pad himself at all, walking with his hard, flat chest showing beneath the low necklines of the dresses. In an interview, he suggested that maybe the designers were so crazy for him because he saved them money by walking in both shows. I think, looking at his gender-bending beauty, you’ll agree it’s way more than that. Who do you think are the most powerful androgynous people or characters?