Minnesota attorney general says trans athletes in girls sports 'doesn't harm anyone' despite complaints

A former Minnesota high school girls softball player opened up about losing to a transgender pitcher in a state tournament and how the declining safety of the state has caused her and her family fear.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison responded to dozens of school board members who are urging the state to keep biological males out of girls sports by saying the issue "doesn't harm anyone."

A letter penned by more than 40 school board members expressing support for policy revisions to enforce Title IX and protect girls sports prompted the response from Ellison this week. 

"Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does," part of Ellison's statement read. 

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Ellison said this despite the fact that multiple girls high school athletes in his state have spoken out about how the experience of facing trans athletes has impacted them, and some have even filed a lawsuit over the issue. 

Three anonymous Minnesota high school girls filed a lawsuit against the state's education agencies in the spring after having to compete against a transgender softball pitcher. 

One of the plaintiffs previously told Fox News Digital about what it was like playing against the trans pitcher.

"This issue has affected me in ways that I never imagined. It’s simply unfair, and I hate that nothing is happening to change that. Boys should not be able to take girls' spots on teams just because they are capable of doing so. I hope that more girls affected by this issue will stand up against this." the player said. 

Another anonymous player directly called out Ellison for supporting the policies that