Stand up.
You're a grown person, You can't let him hurt you, Tell him "This doesn't mean I will love you any less than usual, But, If you don't accept me, Then you just have to deal with it.", The world is not just gonna do whatever THEY say, Sometimes, They just have to go with the flow.
You aren't telling them "I will hate you now", You're telling them "That's who you've been living with for the past years".