Elliot Page tells Oprah why it felt ‘imperative’ to come out as trans

Elliot Page, who shared in a poignant social media post last year that he is transgender, opened up to Oprah Winfrey and explained why he chose to speak up now. “With this horrible backlash we’re seeing toward trans people and particularly trans youth, it really felt imperative to do so,” he said. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for Weekend TODAY.