In reaction of point 2 of your input:
A few days ago there was a newspaper article here about the situation. I don't remember the whole article by head but it somewhat gave the following statements.
Under the communistic domination they (gays) 'didn't exsist'. You were just a communist or not. When the USSR fell the society that had been told what to do for so long was drifting and fell back onto the time before communism. And with that the values of that time. Next to that the role of 'the Party' was now taken over by the Orthodox church in saying what's right and wrong.
I would almost be inclined to go for option B. But then we also turn our backs to the ones involved.
I also think one of the big problems is the way the law was written. How is 'promotion' defined? In certain societies men kiss as a greeting. What if they meet in Russia and just are courtious to each other? Is that also promotion?
As you stated when you started your reply, this is not a political forum. I agree, but luckily anyone can give their opinion on any subject that rises here.
