Tracy Clark-Flory is a staff writer at Salon, where she covers feminism, politics, pop culture and sex for Broadsheet and the Life section. Her personal essay "In Defense of Casual Sex" was selected for the anthology "Best Sex Writing 2009." The Frisky named her one of the best female bloggers of 2008 and dubbed her the "post-sexpert."

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Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 05:51 EST

Have lipstick and eat it too

RAW Natural Beauty promotes itself with a stomach-turning ad Video
Monday, Dec 14, 2009 13:34 EST

Berlusconi is a boob

The prime minister sells sex for political gain, but many Italians aren't buying it
Friday, Dec 11, 2009 10:42 EST

Hey, kids: Hookups don't hurt

At least when it comes to young adults' emotional health
Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 07:30 EST

Lady Gaga likes ladies. So?

Barbara Walters cross-examines the pop star about her sex life Video
Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 07:30 EST

Lady Gaga likes ladies. So?

Barbara Walters cross-examines the pop star about her sex life Video
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 13:01 EST

The woman who cried rape

False sexual assault accusations are a feminist issue
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 07:01 EST

Sexist female pigs

A comedy sketch shows a world where women objectify men Video
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 11:30 EST

Civil rights: Going once ...

A woman auctions her ability to marry on eBay
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 07:30 EST

"Curing" gays turns to killing

The teachings of homosexual "healer" Richard Cohen inspired Uganda's hateful new legislation Video
Monday, Dec 7, 2009 11:10 EST

Stupak's spitting image

Sen. Ben Nelson's antiabortion amendment is just as bad as its precursor in the House
Monday, Dec 7, 2009 10:49 EST

Coed cohabitation? Horrors!

News that Columbia plans to institute gender-neutral housing causes traditionalists' brains to explode
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 11:20 EST

Trig, the anti-abortion straw baby

Sarah Palin's son is being used to demonize pro-choicers
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 16:01 EST

Another bill, same abortion battle

Coverage of women's preventive care garners a predictable response
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 08:11 EST

Mammogram mix-up

The panel behind new guidelines on breast cancer screenings admits it "communicated very poorly" Video
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 14:22 EST

The real threat to marriage?

Straight people! We've been screwing it up for decades, says Sen. Diane Savino Video
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 08:01 EST

Dudes: Porn is harmless!

A researcher surveys 20 young men and proclaims that smut doesn't change guys' view of women
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 10:45 EST

Protect marriage, ban divorce!

A California man is promoting a satirical ballot petition that targets opponents of gay unions
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 08:10 EST

Colleges on campus rape: Shhh!

A new report says students face a secretive university judicial system when it comes to sexual assault
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 16:12 EST

Don't cry for Chris Brown

Soon after canceling Adam Lambert's performance, ABC bumps the R&B singer -- to a better time slot
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 12:35 EST

What's wrong with female desire?

It may be hard to treat a woman's sex drive disorder -- but it's even tougher to define
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 13:12 EST

Loved to bytes

A man marries his dream girl, who lives inside a Japanese video game Video
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 08:40 EST

A kiss too gay for morning TV

CBS' "The Early Show" blurs Adam Lambert's AMA kiss but doesn't censor a clip of Britney and Madonna locking lips Video
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 15:40 EST

There's something about Mark

Halperin, that is. The Time.com blogger casts Sen. Landrieu as Cameron Diaz wearing that raunchy "hair gel"
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 11:25 EST

Fess up, faux women's clinics!

A Baltimore measure requires crisis pregnancy centers to cop to their ban on abortion and birth control referrals
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 06:57 EST

Mammogram advice? Meh

A poll finds that few women plan to follow controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines

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