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 triangle Frank N. Furter wears a pink triangle badge on one of his outfits. In 1976, Peter Recht, Detlef Stoffel, and Christiane Schmerl made the German documentary "Rosa Winkel? Das ist doch schon lange vorbei..." ("Pink Triangle? That was such a long time ago..."). Publications such as San Francisco's "Gay Sunshine" and Toronto's "The Body Politic" promoted the pink triangle as a memorial to those who had been persecuted. In the 1980s, the pink triangle was increasingly used not just as a memorial but as a positive symbol of both self and community identity. It commonly represented both gay and lesbian