'Cis Man-Free' Festival Takes off in Sweden In response to multiple allegations of sexual offenses at various events in 2017, a "cis man-free" festival is under way in Sweden. "Cis," or "cisgender," is a term for people whose gender identity matches their sex at birth. The Statement music festival in Gothenburg claims to be the world's first major music gathering for transgender, non-binary and cis women only. Host Emma Knyckare crowd-funded the man-free festival with over 300,000 donations. Emma Knyckare, festival host, via 'Euronews' When asked how organizers would stop men from getting in, Knyckare responded that no one would be questioned at the entrance.