i actually learned it from my mother and my father. it is meant to convey warmth. nothing more. indeed, there are hundreds if not thousands of photos of me using the exact same gesture. i do it with everyone. black and white, young and old, straight and lbgtq, powerful people. friends. strangers. people who i meet on the street. the woman took offense at the gesture and for that i apologize. another woman stated that i kissed her on the forehead at our christmas party and that i