ated ▁to ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁R are ▁and ▁Man us cript ▁Col lections ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University . ▁ ▁Activ ism ▁ ▁Bere ano ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁L GB T ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁legisl ation ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁I th aca ▁and ▁Tom p kins ▁County . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tom p kins ▁County ▁Working ▁Group ▁on ▁L GB T ▁A ging , ▁a ▁grass ro ots ▁information ▁and ▁advoc acy ▁organization ▁located ▁in ▁I th aca , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁She ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁representative ▁on ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁I th aca ’ s ▁Work force ▁D iversity ▁Committee ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁T alk ing ▁Cir cles ▁on ▁Race ▁and ▁R ac ism ▁facil it ator . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Bere ano ' s ▁partner ▁is ▁Elisabeth ▁Non as , ▁a ▁play w right ▁and ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁Media ▁Arts , ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁Studies ▁at ▁I th aca ▁College . ▁They ▁live ▁in ▁I th aca , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁publish ers ▁( people ) ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁I th aca , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : L GB T ▁people ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁publish ers ▁( people ) ▁Category : American ▁book ▁edit ors ▁Category