88

Percentage of Washington secondary school students surveyed by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in 2009 who reported hearing homophobic remarks in school on a regular basis.

22

Percentage of surveyed Washington students who reported hearing teachers comment negatively on someone’s gender expression on a regular basis.

80

Percentage of surveyed Washington students who reported being verbally harassed due to their real or perceived sexual orientation during the school year.

29.8

Percentage of LGBT-identified students who reported skipping class at least once during the school year due to safety concerns, according to a 2011 nationwide survey.

45.7

Percentage of nationally surveyed LGBT-identified students who reported having a Gay-Straight Alliance at their school.

26.9

Percentage of nationally surveyed LGBT students in small towns or rural areas who reported having a Gay-Straight Alliance at their school.

55

Percentage of Washington residents surveyed in 2011 who said they would vote to uphold a law passed by state legislature legalizing same-sex marriage.

6

Percentage of Washington residents surveyed Sept. 2012 who said they were undecided as to whether Referendum 74, a voter referendum that aims to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of Washington, should be approved or rejected.

105,000

Signatures obtained by Protect Marriage Washington to put Initiative 1192, which would create a statue defining marriage as between a man and woman, on the November 2012 ballot in Washington.

132,000

Dollars raised by anti-same-sex marriage group Preserve Marriage Washington as of July 2012.

1.9 million

Dollars raised by Washington United for Marriage, an organization dedicated to supporting the legalization of same-sex marriage, as of July 2012.

SOURCES: GLSEN.org, washingtonpoll.org, King5.com, Reuters