Warren Allen Smith (October 27, 1921 – January 9, 2017) was an American writer,
humanist and
gay rights activist. A
World War II veteran and an outspoken atheist,[1] he dubbed himself as "the atheist in a foxhole".[2]
In 1961, Smith started the Variety Recording Studio, a major independent company off
Broadway,
New York City, with his business partner and longtime companion Fernando Rodolfo de Jesus Vargas Zamora. Smith ran the company for almost thirty years (1961–90).[3] In 1969, Smith participated in the
Stonewall riots.[4]
In 2015, Smith took control the website Philosopedia, intended to be a resource for philosophers as well as a comprehensive index of the world's most prominent atheists.[7]
Gossip from Across the Pond: Articles Published in the United Kingdom's Gay and Lesbian Humanist, 1996-2005, New York, N.Y.: chelCpress, 2005.
ISBN978-1-58396-916-8
2005 Cruising the Deuce - a serious study of the 1940s to 1980s subculture on New York City's 42nd Street; foreword by Dr. Vern L. Bullough, fellow and former president, Society for the Scientific Study of Sex; copy was requested by the
Kinsey Institute;
John Waters asked to use the book as a prop in a 2005 movie.[citation needed]
In the Heart of Showbiz, A Biographical Triography of Variety Recording Studio, Fernando Vargas, and Warren Allen Smith (NY:ChelCbooks, 2011) - an autobiography
^"Notable Signers". Humanism and Its Aspirations. American Humanist Association. Archived from
the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.