Cowboy Attends Diversity Training, Offended There’s No Category for ‘Lasso-Sexual’

Ma blinked, “He checked ‘other’ three times.”
Pa sighed, “He said, ‘Ropes are my valentines.'”
The cowboy arrived in dusty boots,
Clutchin’ rope and diversity roots.
“Y’all forgot cowpoke love language,” he moaned,
“Where knots and broncs set the tone.”
He demanded flags with braided flair,
And pronoun badges for his mare.
The HR rep tried to take it slow,
But he roped the chart and staged a show.
“I identify as ropefluid now,”
He said, while lassoing a plastic cow.
By lunch he’d unionized the barn,
For equine rights and hay-fair charm.

Alan Nafzger (editor@bohiney.com)

Last Updated on August 9, 2026 by Alan Nafzger

By Alan Nafzger

Professor Alan Nafzger is the publisher of Farm.FM, writing from Wichita Falls, Texas. He earned his Ph.D. in political science with a focus on rural policy and agricultural economics, a master's degree in public administration emphasizing rural development, and a bachelor's degree in political science. Over a dual career spanning 57 years, he has taught rural policy, agricultural economics, and county administration while managing a family operation that includes farming, ranching, and dairy. The classroom and the farmstead keep each other honest: he writes about the policies he has studied and the cattle, crops, and milk checks he has actually had to live with.

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