Is Netflix's “Boots” based on a true story? All about the real veteran who inspired the queer military series

Boots is a dramedy about a closeted teenager who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1990s. The Netflix series was ...

In 'Boots,' a gay Marine comes of age before the era of 'Don't ask, don't tell'

Inspired by Greg Cope White's memoir "The Pink Marine," the Netflix series features a gay teen in boot camp at a time when ...
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Netflix's 'Boots': A timely series on gay Marines in the '90s

In "Boots," a new miniseries set in 1990, Miles Heizer plays Cameron Cope, a scrawny, bullied gay teenager who is out only to his best (and only) friend, Ray (Liam Oh). Ray, who is joining the Marines ...