I have never seen that Roddenberry quote before, and it makes me delightfully happy. But this:

I really think it's a bit...silly? For people who support LGBT interests not to sign the petition or support us because they don't support the pairing. It's like if civil rights supporters decided not to support the movement because they didn't like MLK Jr.

O RLY? OH HAI GUYS, CANON LEGITIMIZATION OF YOUR FAVORITE COUPLE IS JUST LIKE THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON. HOW COULD I, AS A GAY, NOT HAVE KNOWN THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OPENING MY GAY GAY EYES.