California is first US state to pass ban on caste discrimination

Source: BBC

California is first US state to pass ban on caste discrimination

6 September 2023

By Chloe Kim
BBC News

California's legislature has become the first in the US to approve a bill banning caste discrimination.

Legislators said the measure would protect people of South Asian descent who allege unfair treatment.

The governor must now decide whether to sign the bill into law. Seattle became the first US city to ban caste discrimination in February.

The caste system in India dates back over 3,000 years and divides Hindu society into rigid hierarchical groups.

The measure, which passed on Tuesday by 31-5, was sponsored by Democratic state senator Aisha Wahab, who said it would add caste as a protected category in the state's anti-discrimination laws alongside gender, race, religion and disability.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66736708

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California is first US state to pass ban on caste discrimination (Original post)	Eugene	Sep 6	OP
Good. I hope my gov is moved to sign this, because it is here...	Hekate	Sep 6	#1
So Vivek Ramaswamy won't be moving to California anytime soon...	tenderfoot	Sep 6	#2
Well, California just made 'Swamy's short list.	Buns_of_Fire	Sep 6	#3
LOL!	BComplex	Sep 6	#4

Response to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2023, 08:43 PM

Hekate (86,423 posts)

1. Good. I hope my gov is moved to sign this, because it is here...

There’s a fine balance between respecting other cultures on the one hand, and letting them know what the law of the land is here in America when people choose to move here.

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Wed Sep 6, 2023, 09:36 PM

tenderfoot (8,283 posts)