It’s hard not to celebrate the news that Gen Z is rejecting casual sex at rates higher than previous generations. The way our society talks about sex like it’s a simple act with no lasting implications is a disservice to young people. Still, the trend should be alarming, even to conservatives.

It isn’t social pressure causing the decline in random sexual partners; conservatives could celebrate a major victory in reversing our national moral decline if it were, but it’s not. These kids have a dysfunctional relationship with sex that, if left unchecked, leads to journal articles arguing to make zoophilia morally acceptable.

In 10 years, the number of 18 to 30-year-olds reporting having no sexual partners in the last year jumped by 16%, according to a survey from UCLA which found that younger generations have fewer sexual partners than older adults despite our hypersexualized society.