s ▁awards ▁ceremony ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁L GB T ▁Centre ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁Wales , ▁until ▁its ▁dis band ment ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Wood en ▁Spo on ▁Society ▁rugby ▁char ity . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁O w ens ▁became ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁Bul lies ▁Out ▁char ity ▁in ▁Wales . ▁O w ens ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁rac ist ▁and ▁anti - g ay ▁ab use ▁when ▁ref ere eing ▁England ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁This ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁a ▁fan ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁spect ators ▁responsible ▁being ▁b anned ▁from ▁T wick en ham ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁O w ens ▁was ▁named ▁' G ay ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Dec ade ' ▁at ▁Stone wall ▁awards ▁ceremony ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁P inc ▁List ▁of ▁leading ▁Wel sh ▁L GB T ▁figures . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁interview ▁with ▁Wales ▁Online , ▁he ▁admitted ▁he ▁once ▁ordered ▁a ▁date ▁to ▁hide ▁in ▁the ▁to ile ts ▁at ▁P izza ▁H ut ▁when ▁Wales ▁international ▁D way ne ▁Pe el ▁and ▁his ▁girl friend ▁walked ▁in . ▁In ▁Dublin , ▁for ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁largest ▁L GB T + ▁inclus ive ▁rugby ▁tournament , ▁O w ens ▁was