Pavel Petel had built up a career as a model , performance artist and DJ in Russia . He is now losing business and blames it on a Russian law banning gay `` propaganda '' Most of Moscow 's gay population lives in secret and city has few gay clubs . The ban was introduced after the 2008 Olympics when Putin said gays were not welcome to participate in the Games because they could spread AIDS through their '` unnatural behavior.'
Pavel Petel had built up a career as a model , performance artist and DJ in Russia . He is now losing business and blames it on a Russian law banning gay `` propaganda '' Most of Moscow 's gay population lives in secret and city has few gay clubs . `` Do n't ask , do n't tell '' is the unspoken rule outside Moscow 's gay `` ghetto , '' says one man .