Chirlane McCray
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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
In the 1970s, I identified as a lesbian and wrote about it. In 1991, I met the love of my life, married him.
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.
Labels put people in boxes, and those boxes are shaped like coffins.
I'm married, I'm monogamous, but I'm not dead, and Bill isn't either.