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
Black triangle (badge) and Sinti people, and others. Many black triangle prisoners were mentally disabled or mentally ill. Nazis considered homosexual women asocial and a threat to German society, and the badge was used to identify them. In the 1970s, the black triangle was first used as a symbol of pride and solidarity by lesbians in the United Kingdom; and its symbolic use was introduced in North America through the "women's peace camp movement". It has also been adopted in remembrance of lesbians who suffered and died at the hands of Nazis. Some lesbians wear it for "historical precision". Some UK groups concerned