sorry to burst your bubble but they aren't gay. this anime/manga are being produced by square enix, one of the most largest companies in Japan. The Japanese culture is very closed minded and they wouldn't put a homosexual couple judging by how much of an influence it has, since it's a fairly huge company. it's a disappointedment, really.
Do you know Bandai Namco? It is also one of the biggest company in Japan, and they have Tales if Zestiria which has gay couple as main characters
Do you know kadokawa shouten? One of the biggest publishing company in Japan, they have BL (boys' love) section, and already published a big pile of BL manga titles
Actually, I agree with you that Abeno-san and Ashiya-kun are not gay (as long as the author herself says so direct/indirectly), but i'm sorry i can't agree with your reason
Please read this
https://www.google.co.jp/amp/s/nowloading.co/posts/4186756/amp
square enix is a larger platform, not only in anime but other platforms, like gaming. life is strange was never announced as a LGBT it was just assumptions made by the fans themselves, though I can see what people mean, since it does have a few hints but nothing more. and I never said you can't ship them, shipping is all up to you, I was just stating the obvious that sadly we will never get the queer ending everyone's hoping for.
I've watched Tales of Zestiria, but don't remember it having any Gay couple. Just 2 male partners that grew up like brothers. Did I miss something 0.o?
Which part of life is strange aren't lgbt lmao there's an option where you can unlock the dialogue of chloe and max kissing while confessing their love to each other.....sorry not sorry for the spoiler
honestly, all i want out of this comic is for kang jinha to be happy. i seriously do not care about siwon anymore :/