Inmates, doctors, and the battle over trans medical care

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  07.08.21   STREAMING WARS | 4-MINUTE READ Amazon's Hollywood Ambitions Are Very Old-School BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Amidst a wave of media consolidation, the retail giant's moves feel like they come from an old playbook.   JUST RIGHT | 6-MINUTE READ Mystery Solved: How Plant Cells Know When to Stop Growing BY KATRINA MILLER The discovery could have a profound effect on cell research for many species of plants and animals, as well as the future of crops.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 5-MINUTE READ Mesh Wi-Fi for $20? Vilo's New Router Is Surprisingly Great BY SIMON HILL With the three-pack, you can get internet connectivity in every corner of your home at a startlingly low price.   BACKCHANNEL | 21-MINUTE READ Inmates, Doctors, and the Battle Over Trans Medical Care BY AVIVA STAHL Prisoners are suing for their right to hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgery—if deemed necessary. Meet the psychiatrist who almost always says it's not.   SPONSORED CONTENT Here's a Skill You Can Show Off This Summer With Babbel, you could be ready to have conversations in a new language in as little as 3 weeks. Sign up today and get 55% off! GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   OPINION | 4-MINUTE READ Boston Dynamics, BTS, and Ballet: The Next Act for Robotics BY SYDNEY SKYBETTER The company's latest video, "Spot's on It," signals its deepening, complexifying relationship with dance.   OPINION | 5-MINUTE READ QAnon Pivots Its Exiled Online Movement to the Real World BY WIRED OPINION The conspiracists might have been deplatformed, but their movement is shifting into local elections and events.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 4-MINUTE READ Access to Birth Control Lets More Girls Finish High School BY KASRA ZAREI A new study finds that making contraceptives and reproductive care accessible through a state-funded program in Colorado reduced the dropout rate for young women.   CASUAL GAMER | 2-MINUTE READ Give Me More Romance Options in Video Games BY SWAPNA KRISHNA Show me DLC and I will pay good money to spend, uh, quality time with characters.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.