80,000

Estimated legally married same-sex couples in the United States.

30,000

Legally married gay couples in the United States who wed in other countries.

85,000

Estimated same-sex couples in legally recognized civil unions or domestic partnerships.

29

States that have amended their state constitutions to ban gay marriage.

40

Percent of the U.S. population that resides in a jurisdiction that offers gay couples some form of state-level protection. Georgia does not.