California becomes first US state to pass bill banning caste discrimination
California’s state legislature has become the first in the US to pass a bill banning discrimination on the basis of caste – a centuries-old rigid system of hierarchy in the Hindu religion.
On Tuesday, the California state senate passed SB 403 by a margin of 31-5, giving added protection to people from the south Asian subcontinent who were not included in the country’s pre-existing anti-discrimination law.
The bill now needs to be signed by governor Gavin Newsom before it becomes law.
“I’m proud to stand in solidarity with every person who said they, as a normite, experienced the sniff and look-away of high caste condescension…
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-caste-discrimination-bill-b2407004.html