There's no question in my mind that this is the case. That's why he identified as a person with a 'lesbian' soul first, and why he had a failed attempt to father children with other lesbians. He wants to have his cake and eat it too.
Somewhere down the line, Chris must have realized that he can garner way more pity points if he troons out. In his mind, it takes a truly despicable person to go after someone who's a member of the LGBTQ crowd, and if somebody went after him, he can count on said people to 'cancel' the troll.
Too bad the internet isn't his personal army, as much as he'd like it to be.
One question that I've been thinking about is if he would drop the trans act after his stint in jail, if, say, somebody approached him to bully or even rape him after alerting him that he looks like a prison bitch. I mean, it's very likely that he'd be out of gen pop completely, but one things inmates do when there's a new guy is size them up. Somebody must have commented on it.
As for being a furry, the closest he's ever come IRL is that cosplay of his 'super mode.' He might qualify as one since one can argue that 'Chris-Chan Sonichu' is the definition of a fursona.
And hey. He DID manage to yiff a Snorlax, so there's that.
...oh my God.