They never said they were lesbians.
They always stated they were "two girls who loved each other." But they both had boyfriends.
They're still very popular in Russia/Ukraine.
They are ranked #5 for audio on
russiandvd.com for audio cd purchase popularity with their album "Yugoslavia".
Since English isn't their first language, they can't perform too much in English. Since English speaking people tend to not listen to anything not in English (with the exception of Rammstein and a few others) that also puts a damper on their popularity. Personally, I'd rather listen to something that I know I don't understand (something in a foreign language) instead of taking a chance at understanding something I should understand but probably won't (Bob Dylan) because their lyrics sounds like a bunch of moaning, sighing, screaming, and shouting.