Ariel David, Nellie David

Ariel David, of New Orleans, who is gay, plays with a pride flag wide with her biological daughter Nelly David, 2, during a rally held in reaction to today's decision by a federal judge, which upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. David who served in the U.S. Navy for six years and was deployed to the Middle East multiple times in support of the war on terror, said she attended because she and her partner cannot legally marry in the state. The rally was organized by Forum For Equality Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)