Our Story and Purpose

About Us and
Our Community

Helping families navigate important decisions through evidence-based information, shared experiences, and community support.

The Ideology

Guiding Principles for a Complex Journey

We believe families deserve access to clear, factual, and evidence-based information and a supportive community where hard questions are welcomed, experiences are shared, and a child’s or adolescent’s well-being remains the priority.

Growth Through Knowledge: We view education not just as information transfer, but as a catalyst for personal enrichment, honest insight, and emotional resilience.
Purity of Information: Our commitment is to absolute transparency. We provide medically sound, evidence-based FACTS from experts in their respective fields.
Respecting Autonomy: We honor your right to choose your path. Our role is to illuminate the factual data about child and adolescent transgender medicine, not dictate the destination.

Meet the Team

Who We Are

Image Unshaken is led by a team of dedicated professionals committed to changing the landscape of child and adolescent healthcare influenced by Gender Dysphoria by presenting medical FACTS about transgender medicine that facilitates TRUE informed consent.

About Image Unshaken

Image Unshaken was the brainchild of Dr. Melanie Crites-Bachert. Through her experience as a Urologist and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon, she found significant discrepancies with the informed consent process surrounding medical and surgical procedures on children and adolescents suffering from Gender Dysphoria. Along with a group of individuals also concerned about protecting children, Dr. Crites-Bachert founded Image Unshaken to bring together experts voices to provide FACTUAL education throughout various aspects of Gender Dysphoria and the medicalization and surgical procedures pertaining to transgender ideology.

Our Commitment to You

We operate to ensure your safety, privacy, and access to truth. We seek out and collaborate with only the top experts in the field supported by credentials and life experience to ensure that accurate and factual information is available to our community. We personally vet each expert for experience and accountability in providing the crucial information needed for informed decisions.

Evidence Based Information

Every statistic, fact, and legal summary is reviewed by our medical and legal advisory colleagues. We cite primary sources and update our content quarterly.

Truthful Communication with Respect

Our language, resources, and community guidelines are strictly monitored to ensure a respectful exchange of ideas and truthful communication.

Strict Privacy & Data Security

We do not track your browsing history on our site or sell data to third parties. Your exploration here is confidential.

Contact Us

We’re Here to Listen

Have questions about our mission, need help finding a specific resource, or just want to connect? Our team is ready to support you.