In her first media push since being assaulted, the R&B singer is both wholesome role model and butt-kicking vixen
By Tracy Clark-Flory Nov 4, 2009
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A book finds same-sex couples produce perfectly healthy offspring. Is this the best argument for marriage equality?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 9, 2009
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But abstinence-only programs aren't so lucky
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 6, 2009
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A call by university researchers for vibrator-seeking women has the local religious community hot and bothered
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 6, 2009
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A Vanity Fair writer picks apart our cultural obsession with all things adorable
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 5, 2009
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David Brooks laments how young people these days are relying on cellphones for courtship
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 3, 2009
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Planned Parenthood's Abby Johnson says she turned against abortion. True transformation or right-wing propaganda?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 3, 2009
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In an attack on rising Islamism, the niqab is cast out of state-run schools
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 2, 2009
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Two 20-somethings cross the country in search of feminists
By Frieda Klotz
November 1, 2009
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The 15-year-old girl violently attacked after Richmond High's homecoming dance is scolded for drinking
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 30, 2009
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Despite conservative hysteria, a study finds the shot doesn't erase youngsters' fear of STDs
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 29, 2009
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OverturnRoe.com is organizing a protest of healthcare reform, which they say will force them to pay for abortion
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 29, 2009
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A new dating video game has unsettled some Japanese wives
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 29, 2009
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Sexy costumes dominate Halloween, but nothing's stopping you from going as Roe v. Wade or abstinence-only ed
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 28, 2009
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Helping homeless kids is key to fighting underage prostitution, but cops have to find them before it's too late
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 27, 2009
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A former writer for the show dishes on working with Letterman and calls for him to hire women writers
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 27, 2009
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A nationwide sweep also leads to the arrest of nearly 700 suspected of exploiting children
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 26, 2009
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Don't blame an all-male basketball game for the macho culture in Washington
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 26, 2009
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That's how a new campaign frames the issue. One thing is for sure: It's a feminist issue
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 22, 2009
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The president has worked toward parity with Mrs. O -- still, she's the one who gave up her career
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 22, 2009
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Studies have hinted that hubbies who do more housework have more sex -- but it turns out the same is true for wives
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 21, 2009
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Jessica Valenti's wedding gets a write-up in the Times -- and garners a wild range of responses
By Broadsheet Staff
October 20, 2009
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Miss California pageant organizers say the dethroned beauty queen has failed to pay back a loan for breast implants
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 20, 2009
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When it comes to marriage rights, have progressives chosen the wrong fight?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 19, 2009
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The antiabortion group Choice Kills introduces a new spokesperson -- or should I say "spokesfetus"?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 17, 2009
Rihanna is all kinds of "fearless"
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