Doesn't work if you are the middle aged white guy, unless you are the middle aged white guy who has never had a problem involved with it and are out there holding up signs supporting the people who could care less about you.
I've learned. I'm an unwashed Bush loving reviled neocon POS because I've spent 30 years trying to do my part to keep the monsters out of the closet. Not too many here (that post here, anyway) have ever dealt with the realities of that, but, they wouldn't want to and it's cool to be "understanding".
Let's watch Cheerleader Nation, and forget about it.