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
LGBT symbols subject to censorship, many Parisian lesbians wore violets to demonstrate solidarity with its lesbian subject matter. One of the oldest of these symbols is the inverted pink triangle that male homosexuals in Nazi concentration camps were required to wear on their clothing. The badge is one of several badges that internees wore to identify what kind of prisoners they were. Many of the estimated 5–15,000 gay men and lesbians imprisoned in concentration camps died during the Holocaust. The pink triangle was later reclaimed by gay men, as well as some lesbians, in various political movements as a symbol of personal