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by WILLIAM JOHNSON on JUNE 20, 2011
in FEATURES, REMEMBRANCES
On Sunday, June 19, 2011, Taylor Siluwé, popular writer, blogger and
activist died from lung cancer in his home in New Jersey. He was 43
years old.
Taylor was born January 27, 1966, in Jersey City, where he lived most
of his adult life. He studied creative writing at New York University,
fulfilling what he considered "a burning passion to write." Known for
his darkly erotic and humorous story telling style, Taylor's writing
has been featured in numerous publications including Details, Venus,
Literary New York, Out IN Jersey, FlavaLIFE, and the E-zine Velvet
Mafia. His short stories appeared in the anthologies Law of Desire
(Alyson Books) and Best Gay Erotica 2008 (Cleis Press). In addition,
Taylor published two sexually charged short story collections, Dancing
With the Devil (SGL Café Press) and Cheesy Porn…and other Fairy Tales
(SGL Café Press).
Taylor's writing reached new heights of popularity on his blog, SGL
Café.Com, which combined a canny combination of the personal and
political. Taylor's blog served has a fiery, and often hilarious,
platform for the rights of same gender loving men, while also
providing insightful and candid asides on his personal life, popular
culture and his struggle with cancer.
Fellow writer and friend, Nathan James said of Taylor, " [He] was one
of the most beautiful human beings I've ever known. He was one of my
best friends, and a gifted writer, as well. Like me, Taylor was a
passionate LGBT activist and political junkie. We used to sit up for
hours and hours at his house, talking about issues of the day.
Taylor's writing was darkly provocative, exploring a different side of
LGBT life…"
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