Tracy Clark-Flory is a writer and editor 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."

Tracy Clark-Flory's Salon stories

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 14:50 PST

New health advice hurting women?

Loosened guidelines on breast and cervical cancer screenings spark fears -- some unfounded
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 11:30 PST

Fatherhood isn't in the genes

DNA tests are confirming men's suspicions of not being their kid's real dad -- but they're still made to pay up
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 13:01 PST

Welcome to abortion's middle ground

The Senate's proposed healthcare bill may not be perfect, but it sure looks good after Stupak-Pitts
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 17:55 PST

No women will get abortion coverage

Such is the prediction made by a report analyzing the long-term impact of Stupak-Pitts
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 14:44 PST

Women play "rough," too

Elizabeth Lambert says the media frenzy over her violent soccer game reveals the sexism in sports
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 16:13 PST

Sarah Palin, safe sex advocate?

OK, probably not. But suddenly she's talking about birth control and protected sex
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 10:12 PST

Going "rouge" with Sarah Palin

Salon's Rebecca Traister goes on GRITtv to talk sex, politics and the former vice presidential candidate Video
Monday, Nov 16, 2009 17:09 PST

Palin gets her dream interview

Oprah Winfrey gives the ex-governor of Alaska the "lighthearted" treatment she wished for from Katie Couric
Monday, Nov 16, 2009 11:30 PST

Stupak-Pitts is a bad joke

A new ad opposing the ban on abortion coverage gives us nothing to laugh about Video
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 16:37 PST

FBI was warned about Scott Roeder

Before George Tiller was murdered, an anonymous tipster cautioned that he was in danger
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 12:14 PST

Girls, forget "having it all"

A British headmistress says young women need a dose of reality when it comes to the work-family balance
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 17:01 PST

RNC's insurance covers abortion

By the reasoning behind the Stupak amendment, the committee might have paid to terminate employees' pregnancies
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 15:18 PST

Breast is best for weight loss?

Breast-feeding guilt trips aren't limited to talk of babies' health. What about the new mom's figure?
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 16:20 PST

Fort Hood and fetal personhood

Activists say the fetus of a pregnant shooting victim should be added to the official death toll
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 11:01 PST

Iran condemns Neda scholarship

The country's London embassy slams Oxford University over a fund honoring the slain 26-year-old protester
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 18:01 PST

Carly Fiorina: Just call me "ma'am"

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO criticizes political opponent Barbara Boxer for expecting professional respect Video
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 09:11 PST

Poehler: Only laugh if he's funny

The comedian dishes out a piece of advice to girls at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards Video
Monday, Nov 9, 2009 13:20 PST

Gay marriage: Good for the kids?

A book finds same-sex couples produce perfectly healthy offspring. Is this the best argument for marriage equality?
Friday, Nov 6, 2009 16:01 PST

Sex ed gets another endorsement

But abstinence-only programs aren't so lucky
Friday, Nov 6, 2009 12:01 PST

Sex toys arouse outrage at Duke

A call by university researchers for vibrator-seeking women has the local religious community hot and bothered
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 17:01 PST

Stop the cuddly wuddly cuteness!

A Vanity Fair writer picks apart our cultural obsession with all things adorable
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 14:11 PST

Rihanna is all kinds of "fearless"

In her first media push since being assaulted, the R&B singer is both wholesome role model and butt-kicking vixen Video
Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 16:01 PST

High-tech hookups? The horror!

David Brooks laments how young people these days are relying on cellphones for courtship
Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 10:30 PST

The conversion of a pro-choice warrior

Planned Parenthood's Abby Johnson says she turned against abortion. True transformation or right-wing propaganda?
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 14:01 PST

Egyptians battle over veil ban

In an attack on rising Islamism, the niqab is cast out of state-run schools
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