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>Heterosexuals Travis McIntosh and Matt McCormick tied the knot on Friday morning as part of a radio competition to win tickets to the Rugby World Cup. The "best mates" got hitched at Eden Park stadium in Auckland before a crowd of 60 family members and friends, with tens of thousands listening live.

>Alex Greenwich, independent MP for Sydney and former convener of Australian Marriage Equality, said

>"It essentially makes a mockery of marriage. Marriage is a really important institution about love and commitment and it's sad to see that there are people who are making a joke out of that,

>"Gay and lesbian people are fighting for the right to marry in Australia and have been fighting for the right in New Zealand, and it's because they take marriage extremely seriously, and the commitments and responsibilities that come with that. Here are two straight guys making a joke of that, and that's deeply concerning."

>Shelly Argent, a spokesperson for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, said the stunt was in poor taste.

>Mr McCormick, 24, said "They're (our families) backing us 100 per cent," he said. "We are not here to insult anyone. We are here to do our own thing and travel our own path."

GAY groups ANGERED as heterosexual men marry to win rugby tripTwo men got married in New Zealand this morning and people aren't happy about it.GAYS BTFOBTFO