Chirlane McCray
Chirlane McCray
Chirlane I. McCray is an American writer, editor, communications professional, and political figure. She has published poetry and worked in politics as a speechwriter. Married to current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, she is the First Lady of New York City. They have two children, Chiara and Dante. They moved from their home in Park Slope, Brooklyn, into Gracie Mansion, the traditional residence of New York City mayors...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth29 November 1954
CountryUnited States of America
Finding the right person can be so hard that often, when a person finally finds someone she or he is comfortable with, she or he just makes it work.
I was a lifeguard, camp counselor, the president of the YMCA Leaders Corps. I also took piano lessons. I was a dancer.
You can be chased home or hit or called names or spit on, and it's over. You have the memory of it, but it's very different from the emotional and psychological experience of feeling invisible, of not learning the confidence to stand up in class and speak.
Labels put people in boxes, and those boxes are shaped like coffins.
In the 1970s, I identified as a lesbian and wrote about it. In 1991, I met the love of my life, married him.
I'm married, I'm monogamous, but I'm not dead, and Bill isn't either.