Rusly Cachina Esapa (born c. 1996) is an Equatoguinean transgender rights activist based in Spain.
[1] In her work with the organization since its founding, she has focused her activism on encouraging dialogue and emphasizing the brutal oppression of transgender people in Equatorial Guinea, especially transgender women, who, according to Esapa, are often forced to turn to prostitution to survive, suffering violence and contracting STIs.
[1][2] In 2022, Cachina went into exile from her country and settled in Spain, fleeing a situation in which transgender women are beaten and poisoned to death on a daily basis.
In December 2023, she participated in the first conference on the rights of LGBTQ migrants in Spain, organized by the Spanish refugee assistance NGO Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado (CEAR).
[5] She also, in March 2024, participated alongside the activists Yun Ping, Biel Navarro, Andre Zuloeta and Nayare Soledad Otorongx in a Spanish Ministry of Culture event discussing transgender issues.