Just wondering if this game (the Enhanced Edition of Baldur's Gate) is censored, edited, or otherwise changed from the original version (aside from technical updates like new resolution and widescreen capabilities)?

The Enhanced Edition is an updated version from the original version, yes. The EE adds new NPC joinable companions, quality of life changes, interface changes, character kit classes as seen in BG2, and so on, and so on.

Which version is best is certainly all subjective. Folks get very sensitive on that one lol.

When you buy the EE, the classic version can also be added to your gog games library.

It wouldn't be hard to search youtube for videos about the differences and comparisons.

The only folks that get all sensitive re the EEs are the fanboish malcontents
The EEs are 90% about QoL imrov and platform support. The rest accounts for the new NPCs.

The only thing to keep in mind is to install the mod that brings back the movies for BG1. All the other are ready to be played as is.
What they did to the BG1 cutscenes is an atrocity tho. 0/10.

That's right, temps. Only the fanboish malcontents are sensitive. And certainly -not- osm.

lol

what's osm?

No. Nothing was censored or taken out. The only changes are things that were added.

The fella that posted above me, his user name is osm. The fella that doesn't get sensitive lol.

loool the bod who came here and started the whole thing about being sensitive is not touchy at all no no no ahaha

The short answer to your question would be "yes". Examples:

1) Kagain's mini quest: https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/late_to_kagains_quest
2) Dialog with the Nashkel shopkeep: https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/nashkel_winter_wolf_pelts
3) Spell descriptions, such as this one:
Tenser's Transformation:
Original: "... for when the wizard casts the spell, he undergoes a startling transformation. The size and strength of the wizard increase to heroic proportions, so he becomes a formidable fighting machine."
EE: "... for when the wizard casts the spell, <PRO_HESHE> undergoes a startling transformation. The size and strength of the wizard increase to heroic proportions, and <PRO_HESHE> becomes a formidable fighting machine."

What the "<PRO_HESHE>" part does is it changes the pronouns between "he" and "she" depending on your main character's gender. The original game never cared about such "issue".

I'm not arguing whether these changes are for the better or worse. I'm simply explaining why I'm saying the answer to your question is "yes". There are many, many instances of subtle changes such as these.

Majority of players answer "no" simply because they aren't even aware of these modifications. And if they do, they probably don't care. You only notice such changes if you have spent a fair amount of time replaying and modding the game and looking into the game's codes and texts.

^^^ exactly
The stuff (dumb and sad granted) that literally no player would even notice.
And yet some bozos here would bang on how you gotta use a 20 yo rusty rickety and sometimes (oftentimes) outright broken binary orotherwise you aren't a l33t OG. Plus prop it up with various aftermarket kludges (so much for the originality) to make it walk and not fall over lol

PS I'm offended by this he_she stuff!!1! What's this?? Cis binary fascism?? Where's my favourite Xi?? And what if I self-identify as a broomstick? Or a pot? Or a kettle...))

Yeah, it's dumb when folks say how you "gotta use" something. *wink*

lol

So if I don't feel like bothering with mods, I won't get the cutscenes going with the EE. Good to know.

Well, I asked if they censored the new version because sometimes new games have content censored when they get remastered.

Example: EA/BioWare deciding to take the scenes out of Mass Effect 2 that show off Miranda's butt in the upcoming remastered version of the first 3 Mass Effect games because of changing political opinions some people have about the sexualization of female characters in games.

The camera shots showing off Miranda's sexual appeal were actually put there to augment the story because Miranda's character was, according to the story, supposed to be genetically engineered to be perfect in all ways, specifically including her appearance -- for her to use as an exploitable asset. But that didn't stop EA/BioWare from censoring that. And some people think it's good that EA/BioWare is censoring that stuff in the remastered version of the game soon to be released.

Not sure how you're going to play the 20 yo release w/o mods tho. The mod I've mentioned installs straightforward with WeiDU.
As for the censuring, it's just there's a lot FUD flying around propagated by the bums like our friend CFM here. Basically lies, misleading people in the name of a stupid idea that playing the 20 yo release is somehow right and the Beamdog's is somehow wrong. It's as original as the old one.
The guy above summed it upped pretty neatly.
And no, there's certainly no shenanigans like those with mass effect, thankfully.

Fud? Lies? Propaganda? Right? Wrong? Where dude lol?

Luckily Beamdog were forbidden by Wizards of the Coast to change the original content of the games they "enhanced", they could only add new things. That didn't stop them from calling the original game sexist for example. I wouldn't recommend playing EEs for other reasons, but regarding censorship there are things that were already mentioned and the added characters can be ignored.