On Sunday at around 2:00 a.m., at the gay nightclub called Pulse in Orlando, Florida was targeted by a man named Omar Saddiqui Mateen. Mateen open fired on the club, which was packed with over 300 people. The last numbers released were 49 killed and 53 others wounded. The shooter reportedly had been investigated by the FBI twice for suspected ties to Isis.

Mateen was 29 years old at the time of the incident. He was killed during a shootout with the police who arrived on the scene and heroically went forward into the massacre. He made a 911 call during the attack and claimed his allegiance to Isis. Mateen was divorced and his ex-wife confirmed that he had previously expressed "his intolerance toward homosexuals." A co-worker of the shooter had also repeatedly filed complaints that Mateen would use racial, ethnic, and sexist slurs, as well as discuss killing.

But this article is not about him. This is about the shooting in Orlando and what it is and what it is not.

This catastrophic event has been named the worst mass shooting in American History. As I'm sure is the case with everyone else on the planet, my news feed on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and a myriad of other sites has been blowing up with updates about Orlando. There's also the trending hashtag #prayfororlando.

The awareness that this is getting is amazing and sites are setting up ways to help people find out if their family members and friends are safe. There are hundreds of people in line trying to donate blood. A GoFundMe account has been set up for the victims and their families and in only a day, people have donated over $1.7 million. The outpouring of support and love is astounding.

However, there is also a negative side to all of the press and attention. Some people are using this to further their own agendas and beliefs when it comes to religion, sexuality, gun control, and politics. And, frankly, it's not okay. It's despicable and it's wrong and it's unbelievable on so many levels.

People died. A lot of people lost their lives and even more, people lost their loved ones. Can you imagine getting that phone call, telling you that your son is never coming home? Or that your boyfriend died from his injuries because he was trying to shield you from the bullets?

This is not something that you get to use for your own desires. This is not a chance for you to tell the world about how we need to ban guns or have stricter laws or whatever. It is not an opportunity for you to preach about how homosexuality is a sin and it is not the time or the place for you to bring religion into this.

This was a tragedy. It was not a game. It was not about politics or gun control. This was about hate. It was pure and unadulterated hate that unfortunately manifested itself in a massacre.

Before you post on Facebook about the shooting in Orlando, think about what it really was. Think about the people who died and the people who lost their friends and family. Think about them because that's what this is really about. It's about them, not you.

So yes, #prayfororlando but stop using Orlando to make a point. The victims deserve more than that.