listen, nobody expects these third world countries to wake up tomorrow and be beacons of sexual freedom and gender & economic equality.

this is going to take a long time, and it's going to have to come from below.

but, the difference between russia and saudi arabia, or china, is that the russians are actually showing some progress. it's slow. and it's not monolithic; they're moving backwards in some areas. but, it's a start - and certainly far more promising than these other states.