Margin, in percent, by which California voters passed Proposition 8, which ended gay marriage there. In what could be a landmark case, a federal judge is now weighing a challenge to the law; a ruling is expected as soon as this month and the case may eventually reach the Supreme Court.
18,000
Same-sex couples who were married in California.
42
States with laws or constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Georgia has both.
5
States, plus the District of Columbia, where gay marriage is legal.
By the numbers: Gay marriage in California and beyond