Our wedding made LGBT history in Costa Rica

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Jazmin Elizondo and Laura Flores Estrada are a lesbian couple in Costa Rica. They realised they could get married because of a clerical error on one of their birth certificates - Jazmin was mistakenly listed as male. It was at a time when same-sex marriage was illegal in Costa Rica and their wedding caused a national controversy. Jazmin and Laura faced harassment and criminal charges, but after a court battle, their marriage was recognised. Clayton Conn reports. Producer: Saskia Edwards Image: Jazmin Elizondo and Laura Flores Estrada Credit: Claytonn Conn