Chirlane McCray was born on November 29, 1954 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She has been married to Bill de Blasio since May 14, 1994. They have two children.
First lady of New York City as the wife of Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2014-2021.
Publicly identified as a lesbian before her marriage to Bill de Blasio. She later said, "In the 1970s, I identified as a lesbian and wrote about it. In 1991, I met the love of my life, married him.".