Self-confidence is boosted. While this is only one approach to the problem, for over ten years now it has proven quite effective here in the DC area, helping typically over 300 at any one time. This approach may also be viewed as a stepping-stone. These in turn can further the realization that there are some who sympathize, rather than condemn, and may be called upon as resources. There is an infinite spectrum of degrees of closetedness.
Caution is the key word.
The closet is the enemy of better, freer, more comfortable life. The closet is in some cases, alas, still needed in an imperfect society, but we aim at least to assist in the eternal decision of how much ventilation to permit over time.