Same-sex couple marries after Costa Rica legalises marriage
28 May 2020 |
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Couple Alexandra Quiros and Dunia Araya get married in Costa Rica after it becomes the first Central American country to legalise same-sex marriage after a court ruling came into force at midnight.
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