On the two month anniversary of the devastating mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, Florida Senator Marco Rubio will headline an anti-LGBT conference being held in Orlando.

The Orlando-based Liberty Counsel Action announced via email that the Florida Renewal Project will be hosting an event called “Rediscovering God in America” in August.

Liberty Counsel Action is best known for defending anti-LGBT Kentucky clerk Kim Davis in her attempt to take a stand against the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling. The event will be headlined by Rubio, who will speak alongside anti-LGBT activists David Barton, Bill Federer, Ken Graves and Mat Staver.

Following the massacre at Pulse Nightclub, Rubio said the shooting prompted him to seek reelection to the senate. He had previously said he would not seek re-election if he lost the Republican presidential nomination.

In a statement issued on Monday, Eliel Cruz, Executive Director of Faith in America, a religious organization focused on sending affirming messages to LGBT people of faith, blasted Rubio.

“The event ‘Rediscovering God in America Renewal Project’ is a who’s who [of] some of the country’s most hateful anti-LGBT persons. It’s incredulous a Senator of [the] United States is willing to collude with individuals who are dedicated to oppressing LGBT people. The beliefs shared by this group actively harm LGBT people. This is not the America we want. God will not be found anywhere near that event.”

In stark contrast, last month, on the day she was expected to announce her choice of a running mate, Hillary Clinton stopped by Pulse Nightclub to meet with organizers and pay respects to the victims of the shooting.

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