Gay Marriage | From Rehab to Vows

Gwendolyn Williams, 49, and Karen Cofield, 48, met in rehab. They were working through addictions to crack cocaine. Five years later, they’re still together, living on 167th Street in the Bronx, with a cat named MooMoo.Back in 2006, at a rehabilitation center in upstate New York, Ms. Cofield had to work to win over Ms. Williams, she recalled. “I told her I thought <a href="http://newerahatstock.com/rock-star-hat-c-16.html"><strong>rock star</strong></a> she was a decent individual,” she said. In those dark times, that was what Ms. Williams needed to hear.Ms. Williams said she hadn’t been open to meeting someone. Not in rehab. “I was there to get off drugs,” she said. “I just wanted some peace, to get back to basics.”That is, in fact, what she found with Ms. Cofield, who works in housekeeping at a local hospital. On Sunday, the couple wed in the marriage bureau in the basement of State Supreme Court in the Bronx.Ms. <a href="http://newerahatstock.com/mlb-hats-c-20.html"><strong>mlb hat</strong></a> Cofield bought Ms. Williams the necklaces she wore to the wedding: two gold strands, one with her name, the other with a turtle amulet, locked in its own shell.Ms. Cofield wore a necklace from Ms. Williams, with an image of a globe. “For <a href="http://mangotrans.cn/plus/guestbook.php"><strong>2.3 Replica Christian Louboutin - Christian Louboutin Shoes Sale</strong></a> a long time I was not a part of the world, ” Ms. Cofield said. “I’m a part of the world today.”The officiating judge asked why they were marrying. “I love her,” Ms. Cofield said. They exchanged rings, kissed, then looked at each other.A moment later, Ms. Williams said, “I love you.”