A video has emerged of marchers burning the American flag whilst on a “trans power” march in San Francisco.

It shows people whooping and celebrating as the flag is burnt, and was filmed by a trans activist under the name of “mx emily a rose,” although she claims she was not responsible for the action itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ql56jzWjZ0

After uploading the video, she ran a poll in which she asked her followers for their opinion on the video she took, where 80% of people said they were offended by the action.

The video I recorded of an American flag being burned at #TransMarch has sparked a controversy. What do you think? — Amore|andra™ // SF (@Amorelandra) June 26, 2016

She also said that within 15 minutes of Breitbart Tech Milo Yiannopoulos editor posting the footage, someone had posted her address online.

https://twitter.com/Nero/status/746884487846367232

However the justification for the act is currently still unknown.

Desecration of the American flag is generally interpreted as an act of political war against a nation, although the US constitution also bans the prohibition of banning the flag, on the grounds of the first amendment.

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