Thousands in Costa Rica celebrate in first pride march since gay marriage ruling

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Tens of thousands of Costa Ricans celebrated gay pride on Sunday in the capital,...

Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride parade along a Central Avenue, in San Jose, Costa Rica June 23, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

The court voted last August to legalize gay marriage and said later the ruling would take effect in May 2020, making Costa Rica the first country in socially conservative Central America to recognize that right. Members of the Lutheran Church of Costa Rica, including Bishop Gilberto Quesada, also attended the march organized by March for Diversity, as did activists from neighboring Nicaragua who hoped their government would follow suit.

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