Our Story and Purpose
About Us and
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.
Image Unshaken Founder
Dr. Melanie Crites-Bachert, DO, FACOS, FACS
Dr. Crites-Bachert is a board-certified, 50-state licensed, Urologist and Pelvic Reconstructive specialist. She has spent the last several years speaking out about the lack of informed consent, and thus, dangers of transgender ideology as it pertains to children and adolescents. She takes an honest, FACTUAL approach to providing education on the effects of medicalization and surgical complications as it pertains to transgender ideology influencing children and adolescents.
Remnant Films, LLC Co-Founder
Mark Sutherland, Film Producer, Director
Mark is an experienced and award-winning film producer who is not afraid to tackle the controversial and tough topics. Through his dedication to his craft, he is a co-founder of Remnant Films, LLC that produces educational, factual, and relevant Documentaries and Dramas to allow insight into current events that otherwise might be ignored. He also hosts his own podcast, The Sutherland Report, Channel 5161 You-Tube, and X @SutherlandRPT
Remnant Films, LLC Co-Founder
Andrew Mullinax, Director, Visual Artist
Andrew Mullinax is a South Carolina-based filmmaker and storyteller who operates at the intersection of raw journalism and visual art. As the director of two feature-length documentaries, Bloody Hill and Pardon Us, Andrew has demonstrated a relentless commitment to unearthing compelling, unflinching narratives. A staunch advocate for bold storytelling, he is also a founding member of the 1st Amendment Film Festival.
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.