"I want to tell them, of course," he said. "Every person on this planet needs to share nice things from his private life; to say 'I'm happy, I have a boyfriend'."

Now in his 20s, Ivan has known he was gay since he was a child but in Bosnia, where attacks on LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex] people are common despite mounting pressure for the government to tackle discrimination, he doesn't feel he can be open about his sexuality.