Thomas Gumbleton Gumbleton has discussed how he had previously ignored the topic; however his brother's revelation, he said, forced him to consider the matter. Gumbleton has consistently been a supporter of New Ways Ministry and has also called for homosexual priests and bishops to "come out" and be truthful to themselves and others. During his time as bishop, Gumbleton wore a mitre at a church service on which were symbols of the cross, a rainbow and a pink triangle. The pink triangle caused particular complaints by some due to its history as a symbol of gay rights, after its use to identify
Pink tide movement as well. Some pink tide governments, such as those of Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela, have been varyingly characterized as being anti-American, populist and authoritarian-leaning. The pink tide was followed by the conservative wave, a political phenomenon that emerged in mid-2010 in South America as a direct reaction to the pink tide and the victory of what has been described as far-right candidates in Paraguay, Honduras and Brazil, something referred by some analysts as a possible "brown tide" (in reference to the colour brown, normally associated with fascism). During the Cold War, a series of left-leaning governments attained power via