Starr Hoffman oral history interview, 2025 July 17

Oral history interview with Starr Hoffman conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 17, 2025 for the Game On! An Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Hoffman describes her childhood in California and Texas, and attending college, double majoring in English literature and studio artistry. After obtaining a master's degree in art history and a doctorate in higher education, Hoffman began working at the University of Nevada Libraries in 2015. Hoffman remembers living through the COVID lockdown, and coming out as a lesbian, and divorcing her husband. Hoffman recalls coming out, making friends in the LGBTQ+ community, and getting involved in a local, gay kickball league. Hoffman now helps run the league, and has added additional social sports such as billiards, sand volleyball, and cornhole. She explains that both the social and competitive leagues are receptive and warm to newcomers, and the league has been growing because of this. She also recently took up burlesque, and has done various performances in Las Vegas. She loves Las Vegas for how different it is, and loves the acceptance she has found within her community. Digital audio available; no transcript available.