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
David Gwinnutt led him to create the Pink Jack. A simple change to the Union Jack, the Pink Jack has the blue triangle shaped areas, in pink. The pink triangle was a symbol of oppression used by the Nazis to identify homosexuals. It was later reclaimed by gay men as a badge of honour and became a recognised LGBT symbol. Gwinnutt's first experiments with the design were in 1999 but he officially launched it at Europride in London 2006. The design was an instant hit and caught the mood in the UK at the time which was acknowledging equal rights for gay