Law and Order: SVU's Jamie Gray Hyder on the Responsibility of Representing the LGBTQ Community
The additional representation is something fans have been clamoring for, to see a member of the LGBTQ community on the show not as the survivor or victim of sexual assault.
"And there are as many sides to bisexual or LGBTQ stories as there are to maybe someone who identifies as straight, you know? It's a side of the world that needs to be represented and it needs to be represented accurately. And I do think that the show has been very careful not to simply throw in a character from the LGBTQ community just to sort of check that box. I think that it makes sense for Kat and I think that it still feels realistic and grounded," Hyder said.
"I am extremely happy with what I got to do as Kat. I really feel like we got a lot out of her in one season. While she still has a long way to go professionally, I think that she has come along from the beginning. I think she's maybe working a little bit better with others, which perhaps wasn't her strength to begin with," Hyder said.
What hasn't been a unique experience for Hyder is dealing with vocal fans."Sadly, this is not my first troll rodeo," Hyder laughed. The actor has gotten her fair share of love—and some hate—since joining the show. However, Hyder said it's nothing compared to what she got when she voiced the character of Lt. Salter in.
For Hyder, getting any kind of reaction from a viewer is a good reaction. Her experiences as of late have been about some viewers not taking to the character of Kat, not personally attacking her.
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