The motivation is they're old and want a free vacation lmao. I doubt it's much better than Atlanta (or California? I thought she lived in San Francisco for a time). I guess maybe less people will know you're trans due to the language barrier?
Idk I've talked with her at length before she's a pretty big lib. Being trans in the 90s (when she made the flag) was fundamentally more dangerous than now imo. And just in general it's more dangerous for young people dependent on others.
Russia is gay I guess