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
Triangle Theater Company half-dozen people who wanted to start a gay theater. The result was the Triangle Theater Company. Hough decided to name the company after the symbol used to designate homosexual men in Nazi concentration camps, mainly because the pink triangle was not publicly recognized as a gay symbol. When created, the Triangle Theater was and remained for several years the only gay-identified theater in Boston. Although its first year was rather slow (only four people auditioned for a six-person show), within a few years, the Triangle Theater became a success with 200 actors regularly turning up for auditions. In 1987, when