With little discussion, the Scarborough Town Council amended its personnel ordinance to add a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation last week.

The changes were made based on recent modifications to the Maine Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against any person in employment, housing, public accommodations, credit and education on account of race, color, gender, religion, marital status, nationality or disability, and sexual orientation, added by the Legislature this year.

Scarborough’s definition of sexual orientation mirrors the one included in state law. The definition is “a person’s actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.”