{"id":68578,"date":"2018-02-16T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=68578"},"modified":"2018-02-16T15:57:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:57:25","slug":"ron-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=68578","title":{"rendered":"Ron East"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_68580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68580\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68580#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68580\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68580\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o.jpg\" alt=\"Ron East\" width=\"550\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-326x477.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron East<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ron East is an entertainer out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Titles and Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=53786\"><strong>Mr. Gay America 1983-1984<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Mr. Gay All-American<br \/>\nEmeritus Titleholder<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-68578 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68580'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"103\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-103x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ron East\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o-326x477.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/859712_286401848156061_954886647_o.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68580'>\n\t\t\t\tRon East\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68585'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13103374_858954444234129_6881976747212891734_n-98x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ron East\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13103374_858954444234129_6881976747212891734_n-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13103374_858954444234129_6881976747212891734_n-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13103374_858954444234129_6881976747212891734_n.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68585'>\n\t\t\t\tRon East\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68586'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13151490_858951340901106_5458042483809281908_n-119x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ron East\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13151490_858951340901106_5458042483809281908_n-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13151490_858951340901106_5458042483809281908_n-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13151490_858951340901106_5458042483809281908_n-326x410.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13151490_858951340901106_5458042483809281908_n.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68586'>\n\t\t\t\tRon East\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ron and Friends<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-68578 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68589'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1530362_471032906359620_1716505670_n-150x97.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mr. Gay All-American Emeritus (1984) Ron East and Miss Gay America 1974, the Lady Baronessa Maria Andrea del Santiago at the podium. No notes are on the photo, but if I were to venture a guess, there is a high likelihood that the duo is emceeing preliminary competition at either Miss Gay America 1983\/84 or Mr. Gay All-American 1984\/85, both held in Oklahoma City.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1530362_471032906359620_1716505670_n-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1530362_471032906359620_1716505670_n-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1530362_471032906359620_1716505670_n-326x211.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1530362_471032906359620_1716505670_n.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68589'>\n\t\t\t\tMr. Gay All-American Emeritus (1984) Ron East and Miss Gay America 1974, the Lady Baronessa Maria Andrea del Santiago at the podium. No notes are on the photo, but if I were to venture a guess, there is a high likelihood that the duo is emceeing preliminary competition at either Miss Gay America 1983\/84 or Mr. Gay All-American 1984\/85, both held in Oklahoma City.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68683'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14055170_927080160754890_3773887525716958642_n-150x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"&quot;We Are Family&quot; - Masculine excellence gathers at the fourth annual Mr. Gay All-American Contest in July 1986 at the Old Plantation in Dallas, as the first three national titleholders welcome the newest member to their brotherhood. From left: MGAA 1985 Keith Mitchell; MGAA 1986 Ered Matthew; MGAA 1987 Medwin Johnson; and MGAA 1984 Ron East.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14055170_927080160754890_3773887525716958642_n-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14055170_927080160754890_3773887525716958642_n-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14055170_927080160754890_3773887525716958642_n-326x307.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14055170_927080160754890_3773887525716958642_n.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68683'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;We Are Family&#8221; &#8211; Masculine excellence gathers at the fourth annual Mr. Gay All-American Contest in July 1986 at the Old Plantation in Dallas, as the first three national titleholders welcome the newest member to their brotherhood. From left: MGAA 1985 Keith Mitchell; MGAA 1986 Ered Matthew; MGAA 1987 Medwin Johnson; and MGAA 1984 Ron East.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>1983 Show Ad Featuring Ron<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-68578 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68579'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13119916_858944600901780_830885125553322641_o-92x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ad featuring Ron East in support for his quest to be the first Mr. Gay All-American | circa 1983\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-68579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13119916_858944600901780_830885125553322641_o-92x150.jpg 92w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13119916_858944600901780_830885125553322641_o-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13119916_858944600901780_830885125553322641_o-326x531.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/13119916_858944600901780_830885125553322641_o.jpg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-68579'>\n\t\t\t\tAd featuring Ron East in support for his quest to be the first Mr. Gay All-American | circa 1983\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron East is an entertainer out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Titles and Awards Mr. Gay America 1983-1984 Mr. Gay All-American&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=68578\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> Ron East<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-68578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-oklahoma","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68578\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}