My First Time: Gay Men Describe Their First Same-Sex Experience [Paperback]

Jack Hart (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jack Hart's first book was the best-selling Gay Sex: A Manual for Men Who Love Men. Since then he has edited several erotica series, including My First Time, Straight, and Twink. He most recently edited the pirate erotica collection Treasure Trail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books; 1st edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555832830
• ISBN-13: 978-1555832834
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,171,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than loss of virginity, a history of social attitudes, March 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: My First Time: Gay Men Describe Their First Same-Sex Experience (Paperback)

Jack Hart is possibly known more for his gay erotic fiction than non-fictionalized works: who wouldn't be curious about the stories of identified straight men and their first same-sex encounters ("Straight? True Stories of Unexpected Sexual Encounters Between Men")? This entry features real-life gays who identify themselves as such and their memories (both carnal and emotive) of their first experiences with gay sex. Hart spices the accounts with his trademark steamy and graphic descriptions of man-to-man sex, usually to the extent that we wish we could be so lucky. But this is more than a how-I-lost-my-virginity tell-all: Hart truly distinguishes this compilation of first-time encounters by breaking them into their time frames, such as what being gay meant in the 1930's, then the '60s and, in conclusion, the '90s. Whether or not by design, Hart manages to convey in his interviewees' memoirs their perception of the society in which they lived. With that technique, we get a sense of the evolution of homosexuality in terms of self and societal attitudes, from the aboluste fear of detection in the sexually repressed '30s to the free love of the '60s and the less (but nonetheless present) forces of supression of the '90's where, we might conclude, being gay is a lot easier and safer. For anyone looking simply to get off to some sizzling and provocative tales of men getting it on with each other, he (or she?) can usually get it in any of Hart's material. In this one, though, if we can get beyond the need for carnal satisfaction, we almost get a sense of the social history of being gay and how we might have gotten from there to here.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot, Steamy Book--Good for theose "lonely nights", December 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: My First Time: Gay Men Describe Their First Same-Sex Experience (Paperback)

This was a great book with some really hot stories of passionate gay sex. It got me "hot and bothered," and I'm sure it will do the same for you. My only complaint was how short some stories were--some were quite detailed, but others left most of the details up to the imagination. This book is definitely worth the money--pick up a copy today.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is absolutely wonderful!, January 8, 2000

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D. Litton (Wilmington, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My First Time: Gay Men Describe Their First Same-Sex Experience (Paperback)

This book is so cool. I bought it at a local bookstore, and Istayed up all night reading it. You won't want to put it down until you read about every encounter between the steamy men in these stories.