Sure, remember Nazis and homosexuality?
When you are practically dictator and have looted your nation of 70 billion dollars and put it in your own pockets, and are maintaining power and popularity by corrupting the Orthodox church and bringing Stalin and empire to the people, what does it mean to you to ban homosexuality, he could ban anything and it wouldn’t affect him.
Even if he turns out to be gay, do you think he must be a gay activist, or can he just be a power mad leader with 70 billion dollars and dreams of more of both?
Our de facto president is gayer than a Maypole. Funny, no mention of him.