▁speaking ▁about ▁his ▁own ▁experiences ▁and ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁coming ▁out ▁as ▁gay ▁while ▁working ▁in ▁sport . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G ors ed d ▁of ▁B ards . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours , ▁O w ens ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( MB E ) ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁sport , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁fellow ship ▁from ▁Card iff ▁University ▁in ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁O w ens ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁secretary , ▁chairman ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Wales ▁Federation ▁of ▁Young ▁Farm ers ▁Club s ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁W re x ham ▁Football ▁Club . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁O w ens ▁was ▁the ▁cast away ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ' s ▁Des ert ▁Island ▁Dis cs , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁revealed ▁to ▁present er ▁K irst y ▁Young ▁that ▁before ▁accepting ▁his ▁sexual ity ▁he ▁had ▁asked ▁a ▁doctor ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁chem ically ▁cas tr ated . ▁ ▁His ▁aut obi ography , ▁H anner ▁Am ser ▁(" H alf ▁Time "), ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Wel sh ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁then ▁in ▁English ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁O w ens ▁presented ▁a ▁Pan or ama ▁document ary ▁about ▁men ▁and ▁e ating ▁dis