Maine attorney general says 'there are no concerns of safety' by letting trans athletes play in girls' sports

Maine cross country high school athlete Cassie Carlisle breaks down her experience with biological males in women’s sports amid the Justice Department suing Maine for Title IX violations on ‘America Reports.’

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey addressed the lawsuit filed against his state by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday over the state's stance regarding transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports.

In an interview with CNN, Frey defended his state's continued support for trans inclusion, insisting that "there are no issues of safety" for letting biological males compete with girls. 

"We’ve been working though to understand what, if any problem, exists with the participation. If some of the harms that are being alleged really are of some concern and what we’ve identified, there really are no concerns of safety," Frey said.

Frey also said there are "no concerns" about trans athletes who are "just choosing" to compete in the girls' category. 

"There are no concerns about individuals who are just choosing which gender they want to give themselves in order to participate. So that too is really after a lot to work on whether or not there’s any issue here that warrants this intrusion by the federal government on what’s going on in Maine schools," Frey said. 

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National awareness of trans athletes in Maine was ignited when state Rep. Laurel Libby identified a pole vault jumper who won a girls' competition for Greely High School after competing in the boys' category in previous seasons. 

Safety concerns over trans inclusion in girls' and women's sports were heightened nationally after former high school volleyball player Payton McNabb suffered a concussion,