Opening forms based on form Type

I'm currently trying to create a unified function for opening some forms, but there are some problems when trying to utilize the Types.  

For example, lets say I have 5 forms:  Form1, Form2, etc.

Calling the function, I would like to use:  OpenFunction(GetType(Form1))

A sample of what I've tried is:

    Public Function OpenForm(ByVal FormType As Type)
        Dim frm As New Form

        'Find if a form of that type is already open (found in the Forms Collection).  Returns a reference to the form.
        frm = Forms.FindForm(FormType)

        'If the form is already open, bring it to the front
        If Not frm Is Nothing Then
            frm.BringToFront()
        Else
            'Otherwise, the form is not open, so create a new one
            frm = New ??? 'Here is the problem
        End If

        'Show the form
        frm.Show()
    End Function

Is there any way to create a New form, given the Type?