A large crowd gathered outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday for the Save Women’s Sports rally as Justices heard the opening arguments for two combined cases, from West Virginia and Idaho, that could set a constitutional federal law barring biological men from competing in women’s sports. At the rally, lawmakers rubbed elbows with supporters of women’s sports while other protestors advocated for allowing men to play in women’s sports. “I’m surprised that I’m here, that any of us are here, because this is just common sense,” Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, told The Daily Signal at the Save Women’s Sports Rally Tuesday.  The high court combined two very similar cases, West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox from Idaho. The cases both involve biological males wanting to compete in women’s sports in middle and high school. “This is going to be a monumental case that’s going to answer the question of who we are as a society, not only the state of West Virginia, but the entire country: Does Title IX mean anything?” explained Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va.  Today, I was honored to stand on the steps of the Supreme Court with so many friends and colleagues — and courageous women and girls — fighting to protect female-only sports.After four years of woke nonsense, common sense is back. House Republicans are standing up for Title IX,… pic.twitter.com/kDxWjghU9d— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) January 14, 2026 Title IX was first enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972 and allowed women equal and fair access to education. It prohibits sex-based discrimination for any institution that receives federal funding.   Former President Joe Biden extended Title IX to include men who identify as women in these protections. This case could define what Title IX means and who it protects.  The decision, expected in June, will likely affect 25 other states with similar laws.  Moore told The Daily Signal the issue of biological men competing in women’s sports angers his constituents. “I’m a father of two daughters, and I’ll tell you right now, there is no way I’m going to let my girls compete with a bunch of boys. I don’t want that. My family doesn’t want that. Nobody wants it,” said Moore.   “I feel confident that it will be reaffirmed, that it is constitutional, and what we passed in West Virginia, I think should be a model for every state in this country, and if it’s held up, then hopefully that translates to being the law of land,” Moore continued.   At the rally, Sen. Steve Daines R-Mont., told The Daily Signal, “I’m here as a father of two daughters, a grandfather of three granddaughters, also as a United States Senator.” Great to be with @Riley_Gaines_ on the steps of SCOTUS as they hear oral arguments to keep men out of women’s sports. pic.twitter.com/jp2SpEb7uh— Steve Daines (@SteveDaines) January 13, 2026 “This is a fundamental question about biological truth. It’s about science, it’s about fairness, it’s about safety as it relates to our women as well as our men, but we should never allow a biological man to be competing in women’s sports,” Daines continued.   Chloe Cole is an advocate of using Title IX to protect women’s sports from male athletes and a de-transitioner. She travels the country speaking to Americans about this issue she calls a “99-1 issue.”  “Just a few years ago. Most people didn’t know about what was going on with the transgender issue. They didn’t know that children were being taken away from their parents, that their parents were being lied to about their medical treatments,” Cole told The Daily Signal at the rally.  “As people learn more and more about this issue and the damage that has brought onto our country and our culture, they’re strongly opposed to it because it’s so blatantly spitting in the face of reality,” continued Cole.  “There are just two genders,” Daines said. “I mean, did you ever think we’d live to see the day when this is even a debate in this country? Are there more than two genders? Are genders fluid or not? So, this needs to be defined as a fundamental issue for our country. This is ground zero of a culture war in America,” Daines added. Simpson told The Daily Signal if the court rules against Women, we can expect to see Congress push legislation to protect women’s sports.   The post ‘Ground Zero of a Culture War’: Title IX Showdown Hits SCOTUS appeared first on The Daily Signal.