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The EU and South American economic bloc Mercosur have clinched a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations.EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said it was the EU's biggest deal to date and, at a time of trade tensions between the US and China, showed that "we stand for rules-based trade".The 蜜芽传媒's Daniel Gallas explains how the deal came to be.
Also in the show, we take a long look at the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the workplace. It's the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, which are seen by many as the start of the modern gay rights movement. John O'Brien was a customer of the Stonewall Inn that night in 1969 and recalls what sparked the protest. Beck Bailey is director of the workplace equality programme at the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, and tells us how gay rights in the workplace have evolved since then, when homosexuality was outlawed in 49 of 50 US states. Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda explains how difficult life still is for LGBT people in his country today. And Maeve DuVally, managing director of communications for the investment bank Goldman Sachs, discusses how it was for her to come out as transgender last month. Plus as the Glastonbury Festival gets underway in south-west England, our reporter looks at how financially successful music festivals can be.We'll also have a regular view on the day's trading in the US with Chris Low of FTN Financial.

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