You just made this thread to post about trannies because rent free yada yada.
I'll answer your question straight though. "Respectable Profession", sure, at one point. Like, its not something that's proud work like a fireman or a doctor, but it also was a legitimate career path more than flipping burgers at BK. It was just a niche offshoot of journalism for a specific crowd off magazine goers. Think like the guy who would write articles for a fucking fishing magazine, somebody does it and it's whatever.

this thread is a good example of why god left us