In honor of our sister site Stereoype's first birthday, we temporarily open the floor to its editor, Lauren Williams (pictured, in baby form).

Stereohyped launched exactly one year ago, and what I remember most about that day is that I was completely terrified. I was terrified that I would suck, that I would mess up, and that you wouldn’t like me. Well, over the course of the year, I have sometimes sucked, I have messed up on occasion, and some of you have not liked me at all.

Nevertheless, the good has far outweighed the bad, and the site has grown and evolved so much — with no small thanks to the readers, especially the ones who actively comment — since this cheesy, dated introduction was posted. Among other things, we’ve won awards and expanded our staff, and we hope for even more good things to come in our second year.

In honor of the Stereohyped’s birthday, I went through the archives and picked out some notable moments in the site’s short existence. If you’ve been reading for as long as I’ve been writing, you’ll probably remember many of these, too.

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• Out's February issue proves what we already knew: Richard Simmons is the queen of all queens.

• Lauren Williams hung out with Phylicia Rashad and the rest of the cast from the Debbie Allen Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and all we got was this incredible post!

• Hummer inspired by NYC-based fag rag HX? Wouldn't be the first time…

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Our melanin-blessed "sistah" over at Stereohyped compiled a list of this year's biggest, bestest white racists. Editor Lauren Williams explains:

…These high profile white guys represent a new era in American race relations, which are somehow ever-evolving and completely static at the same time. The veil of political correctness has been lifted to show that racial ignorance, ugly stereotypes, and, in some cases, hate, are alive, well, sometimes subtle, and, scariest of all, thriving.

We won't blow the whole load, but we will confirm that Bill O'Reilly made the cut. We're sure he's very proud.