Conley's life is vastly different now. He lives in New York City with his husband and works with advocacy programs to help LGBTQ+ youths who are dealing with situations like the one he went through. He's also a successful writer, who's following up his memoir with a novel set during the Great Awakening. He's currently anticipating the release of Boy Erased, which he and his parents had input on in order to help Edgerton tell the most truthful version of his painful story as possible.