Pentagon criticises Netflix for making ‘woke garbage’ after gay military drama

<p>Boots, hit show about a closeted teen joining the marines, has led to a statement on ‘restoring the warrior ethos’</p><p>The Pentagon has slammed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/netflix">Netflix</a> for making “woke garbage” after the release of the hit gay military drama <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/14/boots-netflix-homophobia-military-greg-cope-white-pink-marine">Boots</a>.</p><p>The show, based on Greg Cope White’s 2015 memoir The Pink Marine, tells the story of a closeted teenager who enlists in the United States Marine Corps in the 1990s.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/17/pentagon-netflix-boots-military-show">Continue reading...</a>