Lesbian couple Alexandra Quiros and Dunia Araya became the first to tie the knot in a televised ceremony that took place immediately after the new law came into effect. “Today, Costa Rica officially recognizes same-sex marriage,” President Carlos Alvarado Quesada wrote on Twitter. “Today we celebrate liberty, equality and our democratic institutions.
May empathy and love be the compass that guide us forward and allow us to move forward and build a country that has room for everyone.” Marriage