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Peter Tatchell has a “Christ-like” quality, says director of a movie about activist’s life
Netflix documentary, Hating Peter Tatchell, asked me if I’d watched the movie yet, I happened to be at home with my mom for a few days. She’s in her 80s, devoutly Catholic, and initially took a little while to adjust to the news that her son was gay.Mom and I love each other dearly and are very close, but I didn’t think a documentary about the work of the veteran human rights campaigner – infamous for outing bishops and storming the pulpits of cathedrals – would be up her street.When I returned home, and after watching the feature documentary debut from Australian filmmaker Christopher Amos, I was left wondering if I’d missed an opportunity to share something with her.Tatchell grew up in Australia.