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Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a prominent sex therapist, promoted open dialogue on sexual topics without advocating risky behaviors, reassuring her audience that nothing should elicit shame.
Westheimer gained fame through appearances on late-night TV, which aligned with the need for candid discussions during the onset of the AIDS crisis.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer consistently avoided promoting risky sexual behavior.

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American TV sex therapist Dr Ruth dies at 96, Washington Post reports

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the chirpy, diminutive therapist who became a pop culture figure as she encouraged Americans to have sex safely, frequently and creatively, has died at the age of 96, the Washington Post reported. Westheimer died on Friday at her home in Manhattan, the newspaper reported citing her publicist. Westheimer, who fled Nazi Germany as a child, said she first learned about sex when she was 10 years old and took her parents’ “marria…

8 months ago·Philippines

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Channel News Asia

Dr Ruth Westheimer, American pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96

Popularly known as Dr Ruth, the diminutive sex therapist with a distinctive German accent became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics. She died on Friday (July 12).

8 months ago·Singapore

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Arutz Sheva

96 years old: Dr. Ruth Westheimer passes away in New York

Over the course of her career, she authored more than 40 books, and amassed an audience of millions through television, radio, newspaper columns, and extensive lecturing and educational work.

Celebrity sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer dies at 96

Renowned sex therapist and talk show host Dr Ruth Westheimer, who spoke openly about sex and intimate subjects, was 96.

8 months ago·New Zealand

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Jewish Press

Global Icon Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 96, Passes Away

Dr. Ruth Westheimer was followed and loved by millions around the world.

8 months ago

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ilgiornale.it

Ruth Westheimer, doctor famous as sex's 'grandmother Freud', has passed away

Considered by everyone to be the most important sex therapist in America, she passed away at the age of 96. In the 80s it became so famous that it was present in dozens of programs

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