Tracy Clark-Flory

tracy@salon.com

“There are degrees of safe sex”

Drugs that reduce the risk of HIV transmission have complicated the definition of “protection” for some gay men

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Dec 22, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 54
Life Sex, LGBT, HIV, AIDS, Condoms

Sodomy laws still exist?!

News of India’s ban on gay sex sparked outrage in the U.S. Let’s not forget: We still have anti-gay laws

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Dec 15, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 219
Life LGBT, LGBTQ, Sex, Love and Sex

Who’s tracking your porn?

Privacy experts warn that advertisers, even the NSA, could be following your visits to adult sites

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Dec 12, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 81
Life Pornography, porn, Sex

The top 10 oral sex scenes

The MPAA has again cracked down on cunnilingus. Time to honor the Hollywood movies that have dared to go there

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Dec 4, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 107
Life Sex, Oral sex, cunnilingus

The rise of girl-on-girl

Four times as many women report having had a same-sex experience than they did two decades ago. Why?

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Dec 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 151
Life Sex, Gender, Love and Sex, LGBT

The Internet didn’t change sex

Sallie Tisdale, author of "Talk Dirty to Me," says much is the same 20 years after the book's release

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Nov 24, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Pornography

In defense of “rape” fantasies

The U.K. will criminalize porn simulating sexual assault. Ironically, this amounts to an attack on consent

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Nov 20, 2013 11:59 PM UTC 139
Life Pornography, porn, rape fantasies

My drama teacher, the porn star

The director of my grade school plays worked with the likes of John Holmes. We reunite to talk about his new memoir

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Nov 17, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Pornography, Sex, Love and Sex

The cost of sexual shame

A new blog encourages women to share stories about their sexuality in hopes of making sex better for everyone

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Nov 10, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 53
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Do Tell

Mandatory protective eyewear in porn?

What about condoms during oral sex? Draft rules for regulation of California's adult industry could mandate both

Tracy Clark-Flory Friday, Nov 8, 2013 11:58 PM UTC 56
Life Pornography, Sex, Love and Sex

The rise of religion might be all about sex

A study suggests religion might have arisen to protect certain reproductive strategies, like long-term partnership

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Nov 7, 2013 3:52 PM UTC 28
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Religion

No, this girl did not nab 1,000 predators

Contrary to reports, this computer-generated minor was hardly needed to catch "webcam child sex tourists"

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Nov 7, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 21
Life Sex trafficking, Sex abuse

The 10 strangest facts about penises

Surprising trivia about the male organ, from strange implants to (yes) size data

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Nov 3, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 161
Life Love and Sex, Sex, Penis

The 5 worst “sexy” Halloween costumes

These are the scariest "adult" Halloween costumes you'll see this year

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 27
Life Love and Sex, Sex, Halloween

In defense of funeral selfies

The phenomenon might seem proof of technology distancing us from our own humanity, but it's quite the opposite

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 3:11 PM UTC 50
Technology selfies, Death, Funerals, funeral

Where did my feminist wedding go?

I went into it with plans of rebellion, but ended up with a white dress, Spanx and loads of makeup

Tracy Clark-Flory Saturday, Oct 26, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 244
Life Love and Sex, Marriage, Weddings

I learned to “think off”

Barbara Carrellas claims to be able to think herself to orgasm -- and teaches me her tricks

Tracy Clark-Flory Monday, Oct 21, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 50
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Orgasm

Why is masturbation more shocking than sex?

The CW cuts a female masturbation scene from "Reign" -- but leaves in the public sex

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Oct 15, 2013 11:14 PM UTC 42
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Masturbation

The 9 smartest marriage tips ever

Forget the relationship help aisle -- this is the best marital advice the world has to offer

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Oct 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 81
Life Marriage, Sex, Love and Sex

Is 18 too young for porn?

Director Axel Braun announces he will begin working with performers who are age 21 and older

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Oct 10, 2013 11:14 PM UTC 50
Life Pornography, porn, Teenagers, Sex

Page 1 of 107 in Tracy Clark-Flory

Tracy Clark-Flory is a staff writer at Salon, where she writes about sex and relationships through personal, cultural and scientific lenses. Her work, both as a reporter and personal essayist, has appeared in the yearly "Best Sex Writing" anthology.

Salon