*Romance distribution spoilers* Make your voice heard about the lack of romance options, sex scenes,

First of all, I'd like to extend my congratulations on the recent launch of Mass Effect: Andromeda. I can only imagine how exciting this must be, to see a game you've spent years developing finally being released and played by people around the world.

As a bisexual man, I've appreciated Bioware's efforts to include content for their LGBT fans over the years, as in games like Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. When I first played it as a teenager, Mass Effect was one of the first science-fiction franchises I'd seen that had multiple heroic, likable gay and bisexual people in important roles; the fact that it was a role-playing video game that let me participate in the story made it even more special. Given that I was struggling to reconcile my sexuality with my homophobic conservative religious upbringing at the time, this type of inclusion and positive representation meant a lot to me. The Mass Effect trilogy earned a very special place in my heart because it taught me that I still mattered, and that my sexuality didn't make me any less competent, moral, or deserving of love and dignity than anybody else, at a time when the environment around me was screaming the opposite.

That said, Mass Effect: Andromeda feels like it has taken a large step backwards in this regard, which I find concerning. There is an alarming difference in the number of romance options available to a straight Scott Ryder and those available to a gay Scott. Players who want their Scott Ryder to be straight have five romance options to choose from: Cora, Vetra, Peebee, Keri, and Avela, of which three (Cora, Vetra, and Peebee) are permanent squadmates.

If a player wants Scott Ryder to be an openly gay protagonist, on the other hand, they only have two romance options to choose from: Reyes and Gil. Of those two, Reyes isn't a member of the Tempest crew, and by extension, the consistent core cast of heroes throughout the game. In fact, he can be completely absent from a given playthrough. Additionally, several details in his romance scenes indicate that the animations for Scott were essentially copy-pasted from Sara's version of the romance, with little to no adjustment for height and body size. While Gil is a member of the Tempest crew, he also isn't a squadmate, which severely cuts down on the amount of content that is associated with squadmates by default, such as squad banter, loyalty missions, and simply being able to spend time with them on away missions.

Between the low number of romance options, the relegation of said romance options to side or supporting characters who are easy to avoid, and statements from developers stating that they are perfectly satisfied with the current set of available options, it's very easy to get the impression that gay and bisexual men in Mass Effect: Andromeda are being intentionally sidelined or treated as an afterthought.

I was looking forward to playing Mass Effect: Andromeda, in large part because I was excited about the idea of playing a gay male protagonist who could go on space adventures alongside their love interest, an experience which no AAA game has provided since Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect taught me that I don't have to be sidelined for my sexuality, and that I can be just as important as heterosexual people. It's for this reason that I cannot in good conscience financially support Mass Effect: Andromeda.

I hope that this feedback will be helpful in Bioware's efforts to improve treatment of gay and bisexual men (among other minorities) in their games, and that future titles will live up to the reputation of inclusion and respect that has become associated with Bioware.

Cora, Peebee, and Jaal. I also read how Liam has one too and that what got posted to youtube was like a mid romance thing.

So the fade to blacks are Gil and Vetra and I assume Suvi since she is basically Gil's counterpart. I also know reyes got nothing at all xD