Costa Rica Becomes First br Central American Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage The country began legally br recognizing same-sex br marriage on Tuesday. The President of Costa Rica, br Carlos Alvarado Quesada, br posted about the occasion on Twitter. Carlos Alvarado Quesada, via Twitter Many couples celebrated br the decision by br tying the knot overnight. In August of 2018, the country’s Constitutional br Court ruled laws preventing same-sex br marriage are unconstitutional. The legislature was given 18 months to enact marriage equality or have the ruling go into effect upon the deadline’s expiration.