Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, on June 18, 2021.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, announced their separation on Wednesday. McCray publicly identified as a lesbian when she began dating de Blasio in the 1990s. De Blasio recalled wondering if there was "a time bomb ticking" in their marriage because of it. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, announced on Wednesday that they are separating after nearly 30 years of marriage.In an interview with the New York Times, the couple cited de Blasio's ill-fated 2020 presidential campaign and his seven-year tenure as mayor for putting a strain on the relationship.And de Blasio noted that he had some initial doubts about the pairing — given that McCray had once publicly identified herself as a lesbian."For the guy who took the chance on a woman who was an out lesbian and wrote an article called 'I Am a Lesbian,'" de Blasio told The Times, "there was a part of me that would at times say, 'Hmmm, is this like a time bomb ticking?
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