That whole thing was blown way, way out of proportion and I think wasn't even exactly true? Bioware's always been triggering the neckbearded incels of the internet because they've included romance options other than just heterosexual.
While I get this response to what the person said I have a bit of an issue with HOW Bioware, at least recently, has gone about doing it.
KOTOR 1, Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect 1 (and 2 as well), and Dragon Age 2 they had non straight romance options. Hell, Dragon Age 2 had a Thai-style "SURPRISE, that's a penis!" type prostitute in a brothel even. The difference between the early BioWare games and the more recent ones, really starting with Inquisition and continuing into Andromeda (I never really got deep into the side quest shit on ME3) is they almost went through the relationship shit with a checklist.
The other problem, THEY TOLD PEOPLE IN ADVANCE WHO WAS WHAT ROMANCE OPTION... and I was a person that frequented the BioWare boards during the lead up to Inquisition and they initially weren't going to announce until all the Zers, Xe'es, and Theys with their painted hair and bottle cap glasses that don't have a prescription wouldn't stop screeching about it. Inquisition is very VERY blatant in how it's almost like a checklist:
- Ok, we need a straight female, let's make it the overtly religious Cassandra
- We need a lesbian.. let's make it the elf
- We need a gay dude... let's pick that Warden with the beard
- We need a bi dude.... I know, let's use the guy with the cool horns
- We need a bi chick (I honestly can't remember who was this option anymore)
But if you look at the more recent ones, with Inquisition being the most blatant you can feel that they went through it with a checklist to make sure they ticked all the boxes to not piss anyone off.
"You can please all of the people some of the time, some of the people ALL the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time"
I'll admit I'm simplifying things a bit but the basics are there. That's my biggest issue with BioWare... they've lost the meaning of subtlety. Like, it could be my age but when I first played Dragon Age Origins I went through the game talking to everyone and shit between missions around the campfire before I basically fell into a "relationship" with Morrigan and I was like "wait... you can do this?". Now with BioWare it's almost like their selling point and it's very "HEY, YOUR CHARACTER CAN FUCK THIS OTHER ONE!!!!"
EDIT:
Old BioWare is like Vixen porn studios and new BioWare is like Facial Abuse with how they get their relationship game mechanic across. You ultimately end up at the same spot but the road to get there is WAY different.