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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Friday, Dec 4, 2009 14:20 PST

Trig, the anti-abortion straw baby

Sarah Palin's son is being used to demonize pro-choicers
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 19:01 PST

Another bill, same abortion battle

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

Mammogram mix-up

The panel behind new guidelines on breast cancer screenings admits it "communicated very poorly" Video
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 17:22 PST

The real threat to marriage?

Straight people! We've been screwing it up for decades, says Sen. Diane Savino Video
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 11:01 PST

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 13:45 PST

Protect marriage, ban divorce!

A California man is promoting a satirical ballot petition that targets opponents of gay unions
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:10 PST

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 19:12 PST

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 15:35 PST

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 16:12 PST

Loved to bytes

A man marries his dream girl, who lives inside a Japanese video game Video
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 11:40 PST

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 18:40 PST

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 14:25 PST

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 09:57 PST

Mammogram advice? Meh

A poll finds that few women plan to follow controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines
Monday, Nov 23, 2009 14:15 PST

What makes a woman?

The case of Caster Semenya proves that we simply don't know
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
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