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Pentagon Slams Netflix's 'Boots' for LGBTQ Portrayal
10/17/2025
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- The Pentagon condemned Netflix's Boots for depicting LGBTQ relationships in a military setting.
- Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson described the show as "woke garbage."
- The series is inspired by Greg Cope White's memoir and follows a closeted gay teen in Marine Corps boot camp.
- Netflix has not responded to the Pentagon's criticism.
