Born Jordi Lozano González in Barcelona, was known as Jordi Petit during his years of clandestine struggle.

Jordi has been in the trenches as back as the 1970's when Spain was still under dictator Francisco Franco's rule and gays and lesbians were being persecuted (Jordi had already been arrested a few times for his political involvement by the time he became active in the LGBT-rights in the late 1970's).

As AIDS struck the gay community in Spain, Jordi was also there in the 1980's and 1990's when he led the first wave of activists who demanded access to HIV treatment (at the wedding ceremony he wore a red ribbon when red ribbons have mostly fallen out of grace).

His unwavering commitment to LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS activism brought him acclaim that led to increasing international involvement. From 1995 to 1999 he was elected as the Secretary General of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) through which he used his formidable talents to address worldwide LGBT human rights violations.

A legendary international and Spanish LGBT rights advocate Jordi Petit has tied the knot with his partner of seven years, Frenchman Yves Bohic, in a ceremony held yesterday in Barcelona that was officiated by the city's mayor, Jordi Hereu.