(VIDEO) Police, Sheriff & Fire Department Salutes Pride Flag

In a video posted by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, police officers and first responders raised the Pride flag on a flag pole with the American flag.

The police officers and first responders saluted the flag after raising it.

The video played Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” as police officers brought out the Pride flag and American flag. The video also included a caption that read “PRIDE 2023.”

According to the footage, the flag raising took place at County Jail #3.

Another caption in the video read “A call for unity, visibility, equality.”

San Francisco first responders wore pride patches on their uniforms.

The video ended with the Pride flag and the American flag together on the flag pole.

WATCH:

SFSO’s THIRD ANNUAL PRIDE FLAG RAISING 🌈🌈🌈 Thanks, @SFPD, @SFFDPIO, @eBARnews, and @KPIXtv for joining us. Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
#pride #pridemonth #pride2023 #sanfrancisco #sf #sheriff pic.twitter.com/Q1d6haX76c

— SF Sheriff's Office (@SheriffSF) June 6, 2023

The video received much criticism on Twitter.

“Pedo flag? Seriously? Wow!!! Disgusting!!” one Twitter user commented.

https://twitter.com/Candicerocks1/status/1666840519308181505

“Absolutely disgusting!” another said.

Absolutely disgusting!

— RichK (@missing_10mm) June 8, 2023

“What a disgrace you losers are,” another user said.

What a disgrace you losers are…..

— Rob N (@RobertN88141096) June 8, 2023

“This is embarrassing, these are the same people who will march and advocate defunding the police. As a former Deputy Sheriff and Police Officer, this makes me sick to my stomach,” another said.

This is embarrassing, these are the same people who will march and advocate defunding the police. As a former Deputy Sheriff and Police Officer, this makes me sick to my stomach.

— Patient Zero (@PJSenter) June 8, 2023

The U.S. Air Force followed up the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office with a LGBTQ salute of its own.

“June is #PrideMonth! The Department of the Air Force proudly recognizes and celebrates generations of LGBTQI+ service members and their contributions to our #AirForce & #SpaceForce,” the U.S. Air Force wrote.

June is #PrideMonth! The Department of the Air Force proudly recognizes and celebrates generations of LGBTQI+ service members and their contributions to our #AirForce & #SpaceForce. pic.twitter.com/lQi9lH5sdr

— U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) June 7, 2023

“As a retired Air Force officer I am humiliated by the state of the service. No credible American and no actual Airmen would salute anything but the American flag. Celebrating a military member saluting a pride flag is not just embarrassing it is traitorous,” one Twitter user commented.

https://twitter.com/C130GuyBNA/status/1666539888886312960

“This is why we are failing as a country,” another commented.

https://twitter.com/Darthpanday/status/1666558381836980224

“Yeah, so based solely on the replies here I think it’s pretty clear why the Armed Forces is having trouble recruiting,” another said.

Yeah, so based solely on the replies here I think it's pretty clear why the Armed Forces is having trouble recruiting.

— AwakenedOutlaw⚒️ (@AwakenedOutlaw) June 7, 2023