Critical Response IV: "Crystal Blue Persuasion".

The author presents a critical response to S. Pearl Brilmyer's essay "Queer Rigidity: Habit and the Limits of the Performativity Thesis" published in the Summer 2024 issue. Topics include the author's agreement with the conclusion reached by Brilmyer in her essay, his discussion of crystal habit as an alternative framework for understanding the persistence of people's attachments proposed by Brilmyer, and thoughts on Brilmyer's critique of queer studies and its characterization of voluntarism.