(Sept. 2012) The Bachelor Forum opened in 1973, making it Rochester's oldest gay-owned and operated bar. They were originally on East Main Street but moved to their current location in the Neighborhood of the Arts in 1989. The Bachelor Forum is a gathering place for the area's leather/levi and bear communities.
They are the official home of the Rochester Rams and Empire Bears. (Admin note: the first site appears to have adult material.) The rainbow-colored gender symbols outside their doors are famous monuments to the GLBT liberation movement. The interior and exterior underwent extensive renovation during the summer of 2012.
See also The Bachelor Forum: Life Begins at Forty! post by Andreas Rau on the Democrat and Chronicle Rochester Blog (2013-09-26)