Sex Among the Saints

In his peculiar short stories that are humorously melodramatic, Townsend underscores the challenges of living an authentic life within an institutionalized religious framework....These quirky little ditties...mine his experiences with the LDS Church.

- Aimee Larsen Stoddard, Suite101

Townsend writes with a deadpan wit and a supple, realistic prose that's full of psychological empathy.

- Kirkus Discoveries

• Mormon Underwear by Johnny Townsend
  Tales of gay Mormons.
• The Circumcision of God by Johnny Townsend
  Tales of unorthodox Mormons
• God's Gargoyles by Johnny Townsend
  Tales of gay Mormons.
• Dinosaur Perversions by Johnny Townsend
  Gay Mormon short stories by an important Latter-day Saint writer.
• Zombies for Jesus by Johnny Townsend
  A girl is haunted by Joseph Smith's wife. A timid gay man unleashes his inner beast through a role-playing game. A plastic surgeon accidentally discovers a new life form. God's wives fight for supremacy amongst themselves. Two women switched at birth have to decide to which eternal family they belong. And much more.
• The Abominable Gayman by Johnny Townsend
  A gay Mormon missionary in Italy learns about life.
• The Gay Mormon Quilter's Club by Johnny Townsend
  Gay Mormons make quilts, get shot, and become prophets.
• The Golem of Rabbi Loew by Johnny Townsend
  The Golem of Prague is really Rabbi Loew's secret lover.
• Mormon Fairy Tales by Johnny Townsend
  Fascinating Mormon folktales with an unorthodox twist.
• Let the Faggots Burn: The UpStairs Lounge Fire by Johnny Townsend
  On Gay Pride Day in 1973, arson in a French Quarter gay bar kills 32.