who’s the real canon gay of evangelion? kaworu, shinji, maya, and mari move aside  - a lot of people don’t know that makoto hyuga was supposed to be canonly gay, too. anno and co. slipped a quiet allude to his sexuality in the original episode 24 drafts (the same drafts that had kaworu and shinji kiss). ultimately the idea was trashed and promptly replaced with his crush for misato, likely for the same reasons they trashed the original kawoshin kiss. 

here’s the scene in question (you can read the entire draft here):

HYUGA: Seems like we’ve got ourselves involved in a pretty unbelievable organization.

[HYUGA hands MISATO more documents.]

HYUGA: Here’s my research on the Fifth Child. There’s nothing particularly suspicious in his history. He’s been in contact with the committee, but there’s no sign of involvement. As far as family goes, it seems there’s been some turbulence there. You could say he’s just a garden-variety pretty boy who’s had an unfortunate life.

MISATO: Just your type of guy, huh?

HYUGA: Cut it out…