Queerhet Pride Flag (Kaestral)
Identity Pride Flag ·
A 5-stripe queerhet pride flag in desaturated tones designed by Tumblr user @kaestral on March 18, 2021, representing any straight person who also exists within the LGBTQ+ community.
Key facts
- Designer
- @kaestral
- Created
- First documented public use
- In use
- 2021-present
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:2
- Stripes
- 5
- Represented Identity
- Queerhet individuals, defined by the creator as any straight person who also exists within the LGBTQ+ community. This includes straight trans, nonbinary, intersex, a-spec, and split-attraction individuals.
Also known as
- Straight Queer Flag (Kaestral)
- Heteroqueer Flag (Kaestral)
- queerhet
- straight queer
- heteroqueer
Status Variant Proposed
Archive categories Sexuality Pride Flags
Overview
To provide a pride flag for the queerhet community using a distinctive desaturated color palette.
The flag was posted to Tumblr on March 18, 2021, during a period when multiple designers were independently creating flags for the queerhet or straight Queer identity. The creator defined queerhet as 'any straight person that also exists within the LGBT community,' including straight trans, nonbinary, intersex, a-spec, and split-attraction individuals.
Identity & Context
- Represented Identity
- Queerhet individuals, defined by the creator as any straight person who also exists within the LGBTQ+ community. This includes straight trans, nonbinary, intersex, a-spec, and split-attraction individuals.
- Subcommunity
- queerhet / heteroqueer
Creators
The Creator
@kaestral
primary designer
Tumblr user active in the early 2020s. The account (kaestral) was deactivated around March 2023.
Please use as you wish, no need to credit me!
Attribution notes
Created by Tumblr user @kaestral. The account was later deactivated (around March 2023). The creator explicitly released the design for free use, stating: 'Please use as you wish, no need to credit me!' Attribution to @kaestral on Tumblr (March 18, 2021) is from one source. A parallel Reddit post by user potaTARDIS_ on March 22, 2021 proposed a comparable design; no documented connection between the two has been located, and the potaTARDIS_ design is not separately catalogued here.
Origin
- Digital Origin
- true
Digital origin; no verified physical location.
Posted on Tumblr by @kaestral on March 18, 2021. Later reblogged by the queerhet Tumblr blog.
Dates & Chronology
- Year Created
- Exact date
- First public use
- Period in Use
- 2021-present
Circulates on Tumblr and LGBTQIA+ identity wikis. The queerhet Tumblr blog reblogged the design.
This flag is one of several competing queerhet or straight Queer flag designs created between 2019 and 2021. The file is catalogued on the LGBTQIA+ Wiki as 'File:Queerhet Kaestral.png'.
Lineage
- Direct predecessors
- Straight Queer Pride Flag
Part of the broader family of straight Queer and queerhet flag designs. Uses a distinct desaturated palette rather than the purple, pink, white, gray, and black range common to earlier designs.
Lineage tree
Every record reachable from this one through documented parent and child relationships: 2 records across 2 generations.
- Ancestor
- Straight Queer Pride Flag
- This record
- Queerhet Pride Flag (Kaestral)
Colors & Symbolism
Five desaturated stripes representing the queerhet identity. The muted palette distinguishes this design from the more saturated colors used in other heteroqueer flags.
| Colour | Hex | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Desaturated cyan-blue | #7A9CB0 | Not documented by the creator. |
| Desaturated green | #8AAA8A | Not documented by the creator. |
| Greenish-gray | #9AA89A | Not documented by the creator. |
| Desaturated yellow | #C8C078 | Not documented by the creator. |
| Desaturated reddish-orange | #C89070 | Not documented by the creator. |
Approximated values from circulating images.
This flag has no official digital palette. Color values shown are approximate.
The creator did not publish individual stripe meanings. The desaturated palette may be an aesthetic choice to visually distinguish this flag from other Queer pride flags.
Hex values are approximations from circulating images. No creator-issued color specifications have been found.
Design
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:2
- Orientation
- horizontal
- Stripe Count
- 5
- Layout
- horizontal stripes
- Stripes (Top → Bottom)
- desaturated cyan-blue, desaturated green, greenish-gray, desaturated yellow, desaturated reddish-orange
Five equal horizontal stripes in desaturated tones.
Five equal horizontal stripes, from top to bottom: desaturated cyan-blue, desaturated green, greenish-gray, desaturated yellow, and desaturated reddish-orange. All colors are notably muted compared to most pride flag palettes.
Usage & Adoption
- First Users
- Online queerhet and straight Queer communities
- Online Usage
- Tumblr, LGBTQIA+ identity wikis
- Current Status
- active
Circulates primarily in online Queer identity spaces on Tumblr and LGBTQIA+ wikis.
Image Archive
Flag design
Discourse & Debates
- Whether the straight Queer or queerhet identity is a meaningful identity category, and whether straight-identified individuals can or should claim Queerness.
Common confusions
- May be confused with other queerhet or straight Queer flag variants from the same period.
The creator used the term queerhet, defining it as 'any straight person that also exists within the LGBT community.' Other terms for overlapping identities include straight Queer, heteroqueer, queerst, and quaight.
Footnotes & Citations
Sources and footnotes 4 sources
- Straight queer. LGBTQIA+ Wiki (Fandom). Accessed 2026-03-31
- Queerhet. MOGAI Wiki (Miraheze). Accessed 2026-03-31
Social media
- Queerhet flag (kaestral). @kaestral. Tumblr (queerhet blog) (2021-03-18). Accessed 2026-03-31
- queerhet Tumblr archive. Tumblr (queerhet blog). Accessed 2026-04-01
Image Sources
- Rendering
- Kaestral 2021 original
- The Queerhet Pride Flag (Kaestral). Colors are approximated from circulating images. · SVG reconstruction