Hear her now? Dr. Ruth isn't done speaking up
Being Doctor Ruth
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1988 file photo, sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer holds hands with Model Carol Alt, left, at a reception at New York's Stringfellows nightclub to celebrate the 100th episode of the show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." In 1980, Westheimer broke into late-night radio with "Sexually Speaking," launching a career as confider-in-chief. The voice that Westheimer found on radio, and in the books and television shows that followed, pushed the boundaries of popular culture, declaring it not just safe, but healthy, for people to speak explicitly about their sex lives. A generation after the country embraced the Ruthian ethic of sexual honesty and moved on, what's left for Dr. Ruth, now an octogenarian grandmother, to talk about? Plenty, as it turns out. (AP Photo)






