Stories by Tracy Clark-Flory

Tracy Clark-Flory is a staff writer at Salon. Follow@tracyclarkflory on Twitter. subscribe to Tracy Clark-Flory's feed

Posted on: Nov 28, 2012, Source: Salon

A report finds adult actresses are happier than the rest of us -- and that being naked might lead to self-esteem.

Posted on: Nov 19, 2012, Source: Salon

Most men aren't sex-crazed Casanovas, a researcher argues. They're in search of relationships, not one-night stands.

Posted on: Oct 31, 2012, Source: Salon.com

A new book that examines the evolution of copulation since the dinosaur era will amaze.

Posted on: Oct 22, 2012, Source: Salon

Bullying from "cappers" pushed the teen to suicide. She's not the only young woman being pursued by Web creeps.

Posted on: Oct 15, 2012, Source: Salon

A conservative journalist sets out to explore the sexual fringe in this country -- and is most surprised by herself.

Posted on: Oct 8, 2012, Source: Salon.com

After spending most of my 20s hooking up, I'm shocked to find that traditional courtship is pretty great.

Posted on: Oct 2, 2012, Source: Salon

A dad's letter to his smut-surfing son goes viral, raising the question of how to deal with a pubescent pornophile.

Posted on: Sep 19, 2012, Source: Salon

Artificial wombs, lifelong fertility -- it seems the stuff of dystopian sci-fi, but an author says it will happen.

Posted on: Sep 14, 2012, Source: Salon.com

A survey of men who look for sex online finds they're more interested in emotion than getting kinky

Posted on: Sep 8, 2012, Source: Salon

Photographer Clayton Cubitt's series "Hysterical Literature" takes a high-concept approach to female pleasure.

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: Salon

The headlines were provocative: Semen cures depression! But the study is 10 years old, and far from conclusive.

Posted on: Aug 19, 2012, Source: Salon

A CDC report reminds that it can be dangerous -- but the risks are more complicated than we think.

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: Salon

We all have to learn to be by ourselves, whether it's after a breakup, a move or a divorce -- but how, exactly?

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: Salon

Media has only some part to play in the early sexualization of girls — a new study indicates their mothers play a vital role too.

Posted on: Jul 5, 2012, Source: Salon

A new bill allows children to have more than two legally recognized parents. Cue: Conservative freakout.

Posted on: Jul 3, 2012, Source: Salon

Food, iPhones, sleep -- you name it! A new breed of survey delights in telling us how little we care about nookie.

Posted on: Jun 24, 2012, Source: Salon

Parents and right-wingers revolt when a teacher dares answer fifth-graders' questions with honesty and respect.

Posted on: May 27, 2012, Source: Salon

Strip clubs are an easy target for religious moralizing and political pandering — but should they be special targets for taxes?

Posted on: May 20, 2012, Source: Salon

Early vibrators were hand-cranked, two-person jobs -- and prescribed by doctors. How far we've come since then.

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: Salon

Did breasts evolve for lactation or to enhance sex appeal? A new book explores why they matter.

Posted on: May 6, 2012, Source: Salon

Attempts to ban talk of birth control and homosexuality from classrooms reveal conservatives' deepest sexual fears.

Posted on: Apr 22, 2012, Source: Salon

Could there be real science behind the old cliche of a woman's biological clock? I didn't believe it -- until now.

Posted on: Apr 20, 2012, Source: Salon

Talking to pro-dommes about why some men find escape in submission.

Posted on: Apr 8, 2012, Source: Salon

A push is under way to restrict registrants from social networking, virtual gaming and online dating.

Posted on: Mar 28, 2012, Source: Salon

Sleeping with my favorite male performer gave me new appreciation for the difference between fantasy and reality.

Posted on: Mar 25, 2012, Source: Salon

Is it possible to rid the online classified site Backpage of child trafficking without shuttering its adult section?

Posted on: Mar 19, 2012, Source: Salon

Despite the candidate's rhetoric, his pledge to renew obscenity prosecutions has nothing to do with children.

Posted on: Mar 11, 2012, Source: Salon

The Limbaugh controversy is a perfect example of the complexities of reappropriating, or renouncing, the slur.

Posted on: Feb 19, 2012, Source: Salon

Lux Alptraum, the new head of Fleshbot, embodies how the Internet is changing the face of the adult industry.

Posted on: Feb 6, 2012, Source: Salon

Sex therapist Marty Klein's message is antithetical to the sex advice found everywhere from self-help books to the supermarket checkout line.

Posted on: Jan 24, 2012, Source: Salon

Activists have long combated attacks on LGBT identities by highlighting the science showing that homosexuality is genetic, but there is other research worth considering.

Posted on: Jan 23, 2012, Source: Salon

The specter of cheating looms large. But does it always have to have catastrophic consequences?

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012, Source: Salon

Two religious sex advice books being hyped as edgy and sexy are actually outdated and bigoted – surprise!

Posted on: Jan 16, 2012, Source: Salon

A look at San Francisco's kink community with an assistant anthropologist and author of "Techniques of Pleasure."

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012, Source: Salon

The GOP's leading candidates are becoming more sexually conservative as the rest of America heads in the opposite direction.

Posted on: Dec 25, 2011, Source: Salon

Take a deep breath. Despite the headlines this week, there is no need to panic about kids having group sex.

Posted on: Dec 20, 2011, Source: Salon

From "Dexter" to "Game of Thrones," incest resonates -- not because a taboo has been broken, but because it endures.

Posted on: Dec 16, 2011, Source: Salon

Tracy Clark-Flory talks to the world’s leading experts, answering readers' questions about sex.

Posted on: Dec 7, 2011, Source: Salon

Another media panic about teen sex has been contradicted by an actual study.

Posted on: Nov 29, 2011, Source: Salon

The science behind sex addiction is "abysmal," says clinical psychologist David Ley. Why does the concept continue to resonate?

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