The short answer is: GayTorrent.ru recommends the use of a VPN for both torrents and site navigation.
The longer answer:
a) If you albeit to the ToS and Rules, you should have no issue with your uploads, because you got the right to share the creative works for which you upload a torrent.
b) However, when you download, you can't be sure other members uploading albeit always to the ToS and Rules. Therefore a protection of your privacy is recommended.
c) There are copyright owners, respectively their agents scanning the listings and sending take down requests to GayTorrent.ru, which is removing such alleged copyright infringing sharing torrents shifty (as fast as possible with the staffing available). This will reduce the in b) mentioned possibly copyright infringing sharing and therefore enforce the in a) mentioned ToS and Rules. See the DMCA item in the menu band.
d) Though copyright owners and their agents can view the listings and help to keep GayTorrent.ru "clean", it is not tolerated that they spy on members.