FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE - VPNs = Lifesaving LGBTQ+ privacy tool
Happy pride to us all. And especially to any queer femmes out there just trying to exist who, like me, are using a VPN right now.
A quality VPN is a very important tool for privacy. They protect us from malicious scammers on iffy wifi, from what we do online being surveilled by the people and institutions that would do us harm. They hide the location weâre browsing from, so that creeps canât mess with us at home. In a word, they help keep us safe.
Theyâre also essential for access to community. They let us dodge censorship and join the online world from the perspective thatâs best for us. This means a lot as walls go up around queer digital life in the US, and also to people around the world whose love and identities are criminalized. In a word, they keep us alive.
So what are states like Utah and Michigan trying to do?
At Fight for the Future, weâve been slapping these lawmakers upside the head: holding a VPN Day of Action1, dragging Utahâs nonsensical law even as they delayed its rollout2, heaping shade on Michigan3, and generally organizing so that thereâs an actual resistance to protect these crucial tools.
But weâve got to be real: nobodyâs really been funding this work except our grassroots supporters. And there is a lot more that we need to do.
So, if you can (and like I said, we get that weâre all just trying to exist out here), would you consider becoming a monthly donor to help us keep going on VPN defense?
This pride, we are really hoping to get support from 30 new monthly donors. We already have 6 this month - wanna help get us into double digits? To thank you, you can pick out a special piece of pride merch.
If youâve got it, youâve got it. If you donât, donât stress. Weâll keep fighting with everything we have!
Wishing you a little too much fun this June,
Lia at Fight for the Future
TechRadar:Â https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-want-to-make-some-noise-advocates-are-stepping-in-to-defend-vpns-and-they-need-your-help
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Fight for the Future:Â https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09-26-major-backlash-to-michigan-vpn-ban-bill-as-thousands-call-on-lawmakers-to-defend-vpns/