And Just Like That ‘s Alexa Swinton on Groundbreaking Role

“It shouldn’t just be that they’re a girly girl or a tomboy,” continued Swinton, who proclaims LGBTQIA characters should be portrayed accurately on television. “Maybe they’re not a girl, even though they were assigned female at birth. It’s, I think, an important topic and I’m glad that I get to be representing it.”

The actress is finding support on her mission with And Just Like That and fellow cast members Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon being hailed for showcasing appreciation for diversity when it comes to sex and age.

In a Vogue article, SJP defended the shows’ battle for equality, “It almost feels as if people don’t want us to be perfectly okay with where we are as if they almost enjoy us being pained by who we are today, whether we choose to age naturally and not look perfect, or whether you do something if that makes you feel better. I know what I look like. I have no choice. What am I going to do about it? Stop aging? Disappear?”

For more of Rose’s journey, be sure to catch And Just Like That when it drops new episodes Thursdays on HBO Max.