> If Tim was an open gay Joe Schmo waking around in st Petersburg he would be considered a criminal. It's not true. There are some laws against LGBT in Russia,

> If Tim was an open gay Joe Schmo waking around in st Petersburg he would be considered a criminal. It's not true. There are some laws against LGBT in Russia, but being gay is not prosecuted. But there are sure some anti-gay laws in Saudi Arabia, which, AFAIK is not suppressed by any of US sanctions.