It is a tough, often short life, to be an effective activist. I personally despair for the utterly secret, for they not only live in a prison of fear, they are helpless to assist others, or to free anyone. The condition of the transsexual is akin to that of the Jew in Nazi Germany, the Japanese American in WW2, the Black in 1960, the Pagan during the 500 years of the Catholic Inquisition. Genocide and mass oppression occur when people live in such fear of authority that they are immobile. Good people can be frozen by fear.
Fear can permit atrocity.
I personally recommend moderation. Some activism in the world is required for things to get any better, but one must also survive. I submit that being on the fringe, becoming a careful, pragmatic survivor is the best option. Do what you can, but also do what you must to keep safe. In any event, my best recommendation is to become as financially independant as it is possible for your skill and talent and willpower to make you.