AIBU to think the media should report people’s actual sex—not preferred gender—in legal cases, courts, and crime reporting?

[SernieBanders]

A large portion of the country does not know what "transgender woman" means, (is it someone male being female or female being male?) And using incorrect pronouns from reality makes this worse.

Not to mention it clouds the reality of important cases such as Dr Beth Upton and Nurse Sandie Peggie - at a glance it could be easy for a casual reader to not know why Sandie was so upset, surely it's just another woman in the female changing rooms?

Language matters. Always. Twisting it and using it incorrectly leads to all sorts of misunderstandings, like "Her Penis" or "His Ovaries"

Has there been an uptick in the legally impossible act of women raping people? No. But according to the media, seemingly yes.

Organisations do this because IPSO (Independent Press Standards Organisation), forces them to do so, see this description from the Spectator, who had their hand forced https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-ipso-surrendered-to-the-trans-lobby/?homepage-tracking=high_density-article-1

For example this, awful story, is a male, raping and sexually abusing children under 13.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14392643/Transgender-woman-court-rape-girl-sexually-assault-boy.html

This should stop - it's not a matter of "outing" people, as the media often says "transgender woman", but it is a matter of being fair and clear to both sexes

The Scottish Express - has tried to stop doing so - and they have been reported to the police:
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/comment/scottish-express-referring-dr-beth-34670335

It was the Derby Telegraph that published 'have you seen this woman' when this rapist escaped from prison. They said he might be dressed as a man.

http://transcrimeuk.com/2017/10/31/lisa-hauxwell/

Something wrong with that link @AlisonDonut. It take me to hugedomains this domain is for sale.

This link works for me.

https://transcrimeuk.com/2017/10/31/lisa-hauxwell/

In that link there's mention of 'Lisa' Hauxwell prominently figuring as an example in a 'women do it too' piece by the Daily Telegraph.
IIRC at around that time the Telegraph had a regular column by a bloke who was 'transitioning' and taking great delight in his newly-grown boobs. They've got a bit more in touch with rationality since then I think.

90%/10% is pretty clear - even for Mumsnet having a “position”

I do wonder how IPSO think it’s doing the right thing?

Did you mean Dianne Thomas?

Who published a Men's Rights activism book under the name 'David Thomas' before finding the inner woman ? And who relished in Thomas's own euphoria at growing breasts that breasted boobily going down the stairs.

I think after the push back on the highly misogynistic writings of that particular columnist, the Telegraph might have taken notice.

That's the one, one D. Thomas was more than enough.