>>307164568
>I can barely play and being bombarded by false rumors every time I do makes me want to avoid the game.
Unfortunately, this is a catch-22, because the best way for you to deal with your situation is to both: not let uninformed rumors and assumptions affect you, and to be more active in the game to help dispel those false rumors.

Avoiding the game isn't a real solution.

This probably isn't the answer you wanted, but if you're looking for a course of action to take then confronting it head on is the only real way to deal with it. It isn't an easy thing to do, but it's the only effective thing to do in my opinion.

>>307164851
>I think if that were the case I would want to avoid those people anyway.
This. If someone is judging you over what you do in private then it's very much an issue with them, not you.