seth owen ( years old) is an american lgbtq activist and student from jacksonville, florida. he came to national attention in 2018 when the story of him being ostracized by his southern baptist parents for being gay compelled a gofundme campaign for his education to go viral. the fund was intended to just cover his tuition at georgetown university, when it surpassed the goal, he used the surplus to create a scholarship fund organization to help other lgbtq youth in “volatile home situations”. as of 2019, he is the youth ambassador for the human rights campaign, an intern with representative stephanie murphy (d-fl), and president at unbroken horizons scholarship foundation, inc.