{"id":2105642,"date":"2025-10-21T12:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2105642"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:54:52","slug":"gay-boots-stars-miles-heizer-and-max-parker-talk-all-male-spaces-and-the-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gay-boots-stars-miles-heizer-and-max-parker-talk-all-male-spaces-and-the-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Boots stars Miles Heizer and Max Parker talk all-male spaces and the closet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since its release this month, Netflix\u2019s queer Marine series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/boots-netflix-gay-actors-characters-instagram\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boots;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Boots<\/em> <\/a>has captivated audiences with its exploration of closeted life in the military under the even stricter ban that preceded \u201cdon\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell,\u201d the all-male space of boot camp, and \u2014 let\u2019s face it \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/boots-netflix-cast-hot-pictures-instagram#rebelltitem1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:hot guys;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">hot guys<\/a>. <em>The Advocate<\/em>\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/cover-stories\/miles-heizer-gay-marine-boots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:latest cover star, Miles Heizer,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">latest cover star, Miles Heizer,<\/a> plays Cameron, a young gay recruit with something to prove, and Max Parker stars as Sgt. Sullivan, a drill instructor hiding his queer identity, who bullies Cameron mercilessly to force him to drop out in the show based on Greg Cope White\u2019s memoir, <em>The Pink Marine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe military is his whole life and sort of his whole identity, and the fact that he&#8217;s always striving to be perfect\u201d is at Sullivan\u2019s core, says Parker, the gay star of the British series <em>Emmerdale<\/em>. From the jump, Sullivan\u2019s got it out for Cameron, terrorizing him extensively, even considering the brutal environment of boot camp.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Max Parker as Sgt. Sullivan and Miles Heizer as Cameron in Boots<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><small class=\"image-media media-caption\">Max Parker as Sgt. Sullivan and Miles Heizer as Cameron in Boots<\/small><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\">Netflix <\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Through flashbacks, the series shares Sullivan\u2019s secret love affair with an officer, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/sachin-bhatt-boots-netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Maj. Wilkinson (Sachin Bhatt);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Maj. Wilkinson (Sachin Bhatt)<\/a>, while in Guam. Sullivan\u2019s queer reveal in the show is methodical, timed to his increasing abuse of Cameron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe fact that he&#8217;s got on his way to be a recon Marine, sort of the pinnacle of where he wants to be, and the fact that he meets someone and falls in love with a man scares him so much so that when it is nearly outed for him in the military, it means he could lose everything that he&#8217;s worked for,\u201d Parker says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEverything that defines who he is, he runs away, which is where you first see him as a drill instructor,\u201d Parker adds. \u201cThat&#8217;s him sort of escaping reality and runs away to become a drill instructor, to sort of have an outlet for all this anger and energy that he has, and almost immediately meets Cameron, who sort of brings him right back to reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Boots<\/em> is a reminder that evolution is not always linear, considering the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/news\/shilling-trump-arguments-military-ban\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trump Administration's villainization and ousting of transgender service members;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Trump Administration&#8217;s villainization and ousting of transgender service members<\/a>. \u201cDon\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell\u201d was instituted under President Clinton in 1994, and it was supposed to make life better for gay, lesbian, and bisexual troops, but it didn&#8217;t. It was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2020\/6\/09\/joe-bidens-lgbtq-legacy-10-years-after-dadt-repeal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:repealed under President Obama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">repealed under President Obama <\/a>in 2010. The show\u2019s out star, Heizer (<em>13 Reasons Why, Parenthood<\/em>), credits Cope White with fighting for LGBTQ+ troops through telling his story in <em>The Pink Marine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLooking back now, especially for queer people, the amount of progress that&#8217;s been made because of people like Greg and all these people that have fought to make change so that we could live in a time where this show even exists, Heizer says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Angus O'Brien as Hicks and Miles Heizer as Cameron in Boots \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wL9DOoAjPXV34eeFxF7YQw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQ4MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_advocate_articles_932\/69848e7658b92a8835a26106569faa5f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Angus O&#8217;Brien as Hicks and Miles Heizer as Cameron in Boots <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><small class=\"image-media media-caption\">Angus O&#8217;Brien as Hicks and Miles Heizer as Cameron in Boots<\/small><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\">Netflix <\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe&#8217;re very aware of that and very grateful and hope to sort of continue that progress as we go along,\u201d Heizer adds of his series that had the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/boots-pentagon-woke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pentagon so riled that it called Boots \u201cwoke garbage.\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Pentagon so riled that it called<em> Boots <\/em>\u201cwoke garbage.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his <em>Advocate<\/em> cover story, Heizer shared that life on set with a nearly all-male cast helped him find his \u201cfirst male friends,\u201d because as a kid, he was \u201cscared they\u2019d see I was gay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of the nearly all-male space on set where they were immersed for months, Parker says, \u201cI&#8217;ve never ever been in a show where it&#8217;s, we&#8217;re just surrounded by so much testosterone and being on set. With this show, for pretty much the whole show, we&#8217;re in every scene together. Every day, it is sort of like you become so close with each other and sort of rely on each other, but also so competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBut then also [there was] the sense of the female energy that we missed so much. So when Ana [Ayordo], who plays [the base\u2019s captain], would come onto set, everyone would be like, \u2018Hey, so how&#8217;s your day?\u2019 It&#8217;d be a case of you don&#8217;t realize the power of the feminine energy that we all craved,\u201d he adds. \u201cBoys are great, but in a bit of variety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Watch the full interview with Heizer and Parker above. <\/em>Boots <em>is available on Netflix. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Advocate: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/arts-entertainment\/boots-gay-stars-heizer-parker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gay Boots stars Miles Heizer and Max Parker talk all-male spaces and the closet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gay Boots stars Miles Heizer and Max Parker talk all-male spaces and the closet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its release this month, Netflix\u2019s queer Marine series Boots has captivated audiences with its exploration of closeted life in the military under the even stricter ban that preceded \u201cdon\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell,\u201d the all-male space of boot camp, and \u2014 let\u2019s face it \u2014 hot guys. The Advocate\u2019s latest cover star, Miles Heizer, plays [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2105643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[376239,398490,398492,364534,363506,23191,363454,398491],"class_list":["post-2105642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cameron","tag-drill-instructor","tag-greg-cope","tag-max-parker","tag-miles-heizer","tag-netflix","tag-queer-identity","tag-sullivan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gay-Boots-stars-Miles-Heizer-and-Max-Parker-talk-all-male.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2105642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2105644,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105642\/revisions\/2105644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2105643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2105642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2105642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2105642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}