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Spanish activist awarded government honors

by Rex Wockner

International

Veteran Spanish gay activist Jordi Petit of Barcelona was awarded the Catalonian government's Cross of Saint George on April 22.
"(It) is the highest award that is granted in Catalonia, a very honorific distinction that each year the government of Catalonia grants to a few people, more or less 20, who have distinguished themselves by their work or their life — in science, art, culture, social movements, etc.," Petit said in an interview.
The ceremony, followed by a champagne reception, was heavily covered by all media.
"So many people have congratulated me, including strangers in the street," Petit said.
The awards were handed out by Jose Montilla, president of the autonomous Catalonian government.

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