David has already given us the solutions: Follow your intuition. Don't live in fear. Don't acquiesce to stupidity. Always seek the truth. Speak the truth to sow the seed of free-thinking in the minds of others, and don't worry about the consequences. It may bring short-term pain upon us, but if you believe that you/we are just a unique point of attention of infinite consciousness having a brief experience we call "life", and that "bad" experiences help us to evolve spiritually, what's the worry? Indeed, it may bring rewards very quickly. Love is the only answer, and one of the most painful parts will be when others, even close family, think you are doing something bad, but well, they might be incorrect, but that is part of the savage beauty of life.
OK, so the above might not sound very practical, but let's not get tied in knots by "intellectualising" our way out of this. Try following your heart, and the solutions will come to you.