ITV’s This Morning star Ashley James has resigned as a Girlguiding ambassador due to its recent ban on trans girls.

On Tuesday (2 December), national governing charity Girlguiding, which oversees girl guide groups in the UK, announced it had made the “difficult decision” to ban all trans girls from its groups , citing the controversial April 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of ‘sex’.

Condemnation of the decision has been wide-ranging and swift, with a petition published just hours after the announcement already amassing thousands of signatures.

A spokesperson for Girlguiding confirmed to PinkNews that the ban does not impact trans boys, who can still join its groups, which include Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers.

In response, James, who has been previously prai

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