I wouldn't be surprised, even if I didn't hear anything like that myself. DC has a habit of throwing things at a wall to see what sticks, and this is no different.

I started out primarily as a Marvel girl, but honestly the DC characters aren't that bad. Whereas Marvel grounds itself in reality, DC is good when you want a dose of escapism in your comics. I much prefer the Marvel UNIVERSE as a whole but I prefer individual characters in DC, if that makes any sense.

And yet Billy and Teddy cannot kiss to save their life. You also forgot that Eli lead a team for a while, as did Alex Wilder. Dust is also a Muslim if I remember correctly. Anole is also an openly gay character. Luke Cage is in an interracial marriage, and has an interracial child. Marvel definitely wins in the diversity department, even if they don't have their own titles.

DC does have more Women's solo titles, but they often don't know what to do with them. Granted, they have the same problem for male solo titles, but it's especially true for characters like Wonder Woman. So I'm not sure if it's a step in the right direction.