While I suppose the word has an appropriate denotation, the connotations are strong enough that it should not be used lightly. And most people do have plenty of respect for Chris. By all accounts, he's much happier identifying as female than he was previously. If you compare his life currently to that of Classic Chris, he is getting out much more and interacting with people who are genuinely supportive of him. Despite the numerous hardships he's faced recently, many of which are entirely of his own making, his current life is actually probably much better for him. Shouldn't you respect his decision on how he wants to live his life?
On a side note, we have a little function called the edit button here. If you want to add something to your post, you can go back and add it in, instead of double posting. On a side side note, I think you should maybe take the MST3K mantra a little more seriously than you are at the moment. It's just the internet, you really should relax.