"If anybody had told me back then who I would be or what I would believe now," Kurek said, "I would have thought they were completely insane."

For example, Kurek now thinks homosexuality is completely acceptable.

His family is happy to know that he is not gay, says Kurek. He has a new set of friends. And he lives in Portland, Oregon, where he moved shortly after finishing his experimental year.

The author plans to donate part of the proceeds from his book to help LGBT homeless youth who have been rejected by their families.

He is now at work on a book proposal for a follow-up to "The Cross in the Closet." The book will be about the years after his experiment, transitioning back to honest living while continuing to engage the LGBT community.

"I want to tell more stories," he says "and humanize the people who Christians always want to look at as labels."